⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 22 from three- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen
- Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to eight
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 3:43 · CHA 43-31 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 6:07 · CHA 78-77 IND
- Ties it
Primoz Brezec hit a layup
Q4 0:08 · CHA 84-84 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Primoz Brezec lost ball
Q4 2:31 · CHA 78-81 IND
- Missed FT
Melvin Ely misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 2:53 · CHA 88-89 IND
- Missed FT
Alan Anderson misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:59 · CHA 91-91 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 7:24 · CHA 53-59 IND
- Lead
Jermaine O'Neal hit a dunk, Danny Granger with the assist
OT 4:41 · CHA 84-86 IND
- Lead
Danny Granger hit a 17-foot jumper
OT 3:57 · CHA 86-88 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 3:27 · CHA 88-88 IND
- Turnover
Anthony Johnson bad pass
OT 1:01 · CHA 91-91 IND
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson bad pass
OT 0:44 · CHA 92-91 IND
📊The numbers
| CHA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
