⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their twenty
Won the glass, 26 rebounds to 16
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 5:18 · CHA 18-18 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q4 10:49 · CHA 78-73 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamaal Tinsley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:52 · CHA 27-33 IND
📊The numbers
| CHA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 78 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |











