โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
โฒ ATL better than we expected
โผ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fourteen
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 0:24 ยท ATL 77-69 IND
- Steal
Josh Smith stole it from Jamaal Tinsley
Q4 2:50 ยท ATL 88-85 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Johnson bad pass
Q4 2:53 ยท ATL 88-85 IND
- Missed FT
Al Harrington misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 ยท ATL 94-93 IND
- Missed FT
Al Harrington misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 ยท ATL 94-93 IND

Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 6:37 ยท ATL 34-39 IND
- Steal
Jamaal Tinsley stole it from Joe Johnson
Q4 2:53 ยท ATL 88-85 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:00 ยท ATL 17-17 IND
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley bad pass
Q4 4:52 ยท ATL 86-79 IND
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley bad pass
Q4 2:50 ยท ATL 88-85 IND
๐The numbers
| ATL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |







