⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 2 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 2:15 · CHA 17-14 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Hart Bad Pass. Stolen by Jermaine O'Neal.
Q4 1:37 · CHA 71-72 IND
- Turnover
Steve Smith Offensive Foul. Smith's 5th Personal Foul, Charlotte's 4th Team Foul.
Q4 1:02 · CHA 71-74 IND
- Turnover
Steve Smith Foul
Q4 1:02 · CHA 71-74 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- Winner
Jamaal Tinsley made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jermaine O'Neal.
Q4 2:55 · CHA 69-72 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley Bad Pass. Stolen by Melvin Ely.
Q4 4:13 · CHA 67-67 IND
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal Traveling
Q4 0:46 · CHA 71-74 IND
📊The numbers
| CHA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
