⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 23- Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 54
- Made nine threes to their sixteen
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 9:46 · IND 8-10 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q3 4:01 · IND 80-98 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Aaron Nesmith misses technical free throw
Q2 4:00 · IND 47-63 LAL
- Technical
Pascal Siakam technical foul
Q3 6:09 · IND 65-91 LAL
- Technical
Pascal Siakam technical foul
Q4 5:08 · IND 107-123 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:36 · IND 0-10 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q1 2:55 · IND 21-41 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q3 6:53 · IND 65-94 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Smart technical foul
Q2 4:00 · IND 47-63 LAL
📊The numbers
| IND | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 16 | Threes made | 9 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 35 | Assists | 30 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 15 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
