⏱️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.
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, 29 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 29
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their fourteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 7:43 · IND 63-60 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Austin Croshere lost ball
Q4 3:58 · IND 85-80 CHA
- Missed FT
Austin Croshere misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · IND 97-91 CHA
- Missed FT
Anthony Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · IND 97-92 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 3:47 · IND 19-29 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bernard Robinson Jr lost ball
Q4 3:10 · IND 88-83 CHA
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:52 · IND 94-89 CHA
- Missed FT
Brevin Knight misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · IND 97-92 CHA
📊The numbers
| IND | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
