⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 23 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their twenty
- A 13-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 5 in the second quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up 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.
Pacers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 8:57 · IND 21-11 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 5:32 · IND 29-14 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q1 1:02 · IND 45-21 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Nembhard inbound turnover
Q4 0:00 · IND 113-114 LAC
- Missed FT
Jay Huff misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · IND 113-114 LAC
- Missed FT
Jay Huff misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · IND 113-114 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 5
Q2 1:23 · IND 60-55 LAC
- Winner
Kawhi Leonard hit a 7-foot pullup jump shot, Bennedict Mathurin with the assist
Q4 0:01 · IND 113-114 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kawhi Leonard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:46 · IND 108-105 LAC
- Missed FT
Bennedict Mathurin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · IND 113-114 LAC
- Missed FT
Bennedict Mathurin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · IND 113-114 LAC
📊The numbers
| IND | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 34 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
