โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
โฒ IND better than we expected
โผ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of twelve from three
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 7:28 ยท IND 65-69 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson misses technical free throw
Q2 4:50 ยท IND 41-46 CHA
- Technical
Stephen Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:14 ยท IND 52-58 CHA
- Missed FT
Jamaal Tinsley misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:18 ยท IND 94-101 CHA

Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Adam Morrison misses technical free throw
Q1 3:53 ยท IND 17-21 CHA
- Technical
Gerald Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:44 ยท IND 33-34 CHA
- Technical
Raymond Felton technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 6:50 ยท IND 58-69 CHA
๐The numbers
| IND | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 67% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |









