⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their eleven- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 9
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 31
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 4:33 · LAL 83-71 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 11:36 · LAL 101-84 IND
- Lead
LeBron James hit a 4-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 0:20 · LAL 115-113 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q1 9:21 · LAL 7-5 IND
- Turnover
Troy Brown Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 2:41 · LAL 110-104 IND
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · LAL 112-111 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 6:29 · LAL 16-20 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q4 9:26 · LAL 101-94 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:56 · LAL 110-109 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:12 · LAL 89-76 IND
📊The numbers
| LAL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 17 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 29 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 10 |
