⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHA 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 Hornets did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 30
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 1:08 · IND 80-68 CHA
- Steal
Jeff Foster stole it from Raymond Felton
Q4 0:45 · IND 98-95 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shawne Williams bad pass
Q4 3:45 · IND 94-89 CHA
- Turnover
Mike Dunleavy bad pass
Q4 1:55 · IND 96-93 CHA
- Turnover
Ronald Murray turnover
Q4 0:23 · IND 98-95 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q4 5:05 · IND 94-91 CHA
- Steal
Jason Richardson stole it from Mike Dunleavy
Q4 1:55 · IND 96-93 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Raymond Felton lost ball
Q4 0:45 · IND 98-95 CHA
📊The numbers
| IND | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
