⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, five of eight from three- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 4:48 · ATL 23-16 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q3 2:05 · ATL 82-70 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Johnson traveling
Q4 3:23 · ATL 96-88 IND
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
Q4 1:29 · ATL 101-94 IND
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:08 · ATL 101-94 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 2:18 · ATL 23-25 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 9:22 · ATL 84-81 IND
- Steal
Jamaal Tinsley stole it from Josh Smith
Q4 1:29 · ATL 101-94 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley bad pass
Q4 4:37 · ATL 94-86 IND
- Missed FT
Danny Granger misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:00 · ATL 102-94 IND
📊The numbers
| ATL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 63% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 74 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
