⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their twelve- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 34
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 0:13 · IND 43-37 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 24
Q4 1:41 · IND 127-151 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:38 · IND 107-130 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 4:47 · IND 57-67 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q3 2:52 · IND 87-112 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 12 | Threes made | 19 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 38 | Assists | 26 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
