⏱️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
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22 in the second quarter- They shot well above their usual, six of ten from three
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:03 · IND 13-2 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22
Q2 4:41 · IND 52-30 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Reggie Miller Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 0:31 · IND 54-32 CHA
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal Traveling
Q4 0:16 · IND 92-85 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q3 8:34 · IND 61-52 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 6:31 · IND 86-79 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Technical Foul
OT 3:12 · IND 94-87 CHA
📊The numbers
| IND | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
