⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 13 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
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 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, 31 free throws 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:04 · IND 10-0 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 10:47 · IND 35-19 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 7:09 · IND 59-51 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
