⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 25- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 31
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 stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 4:11 · IND 88-71 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 10:27 · IND 70-65 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 9:48 · IND 95-86 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ira Newble Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 8:07 · IND 70-65 ATL
📊The numbers
| IND | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 30 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
