⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 48- A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17 in the first quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17
Q1 5:29 · LAC 36-19 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 6:41 · LAC 83-62 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 30
Q3 4:36 · LAC 94-64 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Darius Garland technical foul
Q2 1:36 · LAC 59-46 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q2 2:27 · LAC 59-47 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q2 1:00 · LAC 63-57 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 37-point deficit to 28
Q4 7:49 · LAC 120-92 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jay Huff flagrant foul type 1
Q3 6:41 · LAC 74-62 IND
- Missed FT
Aaron Nesmith misses technical free throw
Q4 12:00 · LAC 102-77 IND
📊The numbers
| LAC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
