⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
-9Q121-27
+2Q226-25
-4Q322-28
+2Q421-20
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the first quarter
Key battles
4Threes made9
11Offensive rebounds19
18Free throws made11
7Steals11
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 11:00 · ATL 2-13 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson misses technical free throw
Q4 4:01 · ATL 78-90 IND
📊The numbers
| ATL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
