⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their one- Won the glass, 29 rebounds to 12
- Burned in transition, 18 fast break points to 33
Key battles
🏀Good 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 took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 8:25 · IND 16-8 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 4:35 · IND 44-37 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q3 9:12 · IND 70-48 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 1 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 78 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 33 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
