⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 14 rebounds to 26
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 6:13 · IND 22-20 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 9:56 · IND 50-34 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q2 0:21 · IND 73-52 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jeff Foster technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 11:03 · IND 2-3 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q3 1:07 · IND 93-76 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q4 10:10 · IND 95-85 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:57 · IND 70-52 ATL
- Flagrant
Josh Smith flagrant foul type 1 (Mike Dunleavy draws the foul)
Q3 8:56 · IND 71-52 ATL
📊The numbers
| IND | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 77 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
