⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their twenty
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
- Ties it
Jamaal Tinsley made Tip Shot.
Q4 2:02 · IND 74-74 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 2:31 · IND 76-74 CHA
- Winner
Fred Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:40 · IND 77-76 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Fred Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 2:03 · IND 72-74 CHA
- Turnover
James Jones Offensive Foul
Q4 1:07 · IND 76-76 CHA
- Turnover
James Jones Foul
Q4 1:07 · IND 76-76 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- Ties it
Brevin Knight made 9 ft Jumper.
Q4 1:21 · IND 76-76 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Emeka Okafor Traveling
Q4 3:29 · IND 68-74 CHA
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace Bad Pass. Stolen by Austin Croshere.
Q4 2:06 · IND 70-74 CHA
- Missed FT
Jason Hart missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:05 · IND 80-76 CHA
📊The numbers
| IND | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 10 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 10 |
