⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse 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, 40 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 30-11 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 6
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 5:00 · CHA 85-88 IND
- Ties it
Emeka Okafor hit a tip shot
Q4 0:13 · CHA 94-94 IND
- Winner
Gerald Wallace hit a 23-foot three jumper, Jason Richardson with the assist
OT 3:31 · CHA 99-96 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
Q4 4:07 · CHA 80-88 IND
- Missed FT
Jason Richardson misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:33 · CHA 103-100 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:11 · CHA 9-13 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 7:35 · CHA 35-38 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 5:00 · CHA 39-47 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal bad pass
Q4 1:58 · CHA 85-90 IND
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal traveling
OT 2:21 · CHA 99-98 IND
- Turnover
Marquis Daniels bad pass
OT 1:39 · CHA 99-98 IND
📊The numbers
| CHA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 70 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
