⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 62 rebounds to 39- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 48
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 2:56 · LAC 30-27 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 5:41 · LAC 79-64 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 4:17 · LAC 19-27 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 33 | Assists | 23 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 14 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
