⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 21 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
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 36- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 4:03 · IND 87-78 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ron Artest Lane Violation
Q4 4:50 · IND 77-76 ATL
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley Bad Pass. Stolen by Predrag Drobnjak.
Q4 0:37 · IND 89-83 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q1 3:30 · IND 16-31 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Willis Bad Pass
Q4 2:58 · IND 83-78 ATL
📊The numbers
| IND | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
