⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 18-0 run took them from 8 down to 10 up in the first quarter
A 13-0 run dragged them back level in the fourth quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 10:13 · IND 8-6 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 3:37 · IND 33-25 LAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 9:26 · IND 105-105 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Nesmith technical foul
Q2 7:17 · IND 36-47 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 8 down to 10 up
Q1 0:12 · IND 33-43 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q4 11:42 · IND 92-105 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 4:34 · IND 110-115 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Austin Reaves bad pass
Q4 0:59 · IND 116-118 LAL
📊The numbers
| IND | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 15 | Threes made | 17 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
