⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better 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, 44 free throws to their fourteen- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the third quarter
- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 19
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q3 0:59 · IND 79-67 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Jackson Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q1 7:20 · IND 12-9 CHA
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal Lost Ball. Stolen by Brevin Knight.
Q4 3:43 · IND 83-75 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q1 0:02 · IND 28-30 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 5:01 · IND 83-78 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Emeka Okafor Turnover. Stolen by Ron Artest.
Q4 0:57 · IND 87-83 CHA
📊The numbers
| IND | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
