⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 25
Made four threes to their thirteen
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 dragged them back level
Q1 7:16 · IND 19-19 CHA
- Steal
Travis Diener stole it from Emeka Okafor
Q4 2:41 · IND 95-101 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Travis Diener misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:30 · IND 95-100 CHA
- Missed FT
Marquis Daniels misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:51 · IND 97-101 CHA
- Missed FT
Marquis Daniels misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:51 · IND 97-101 CHA

Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Emeka Okafor lost ball
Q4 2:41 · IND 95-101 CHA
- Turnover
Raymond Felton offensive foul (Mike Dunleavy draws the foul)
Q4 1:16 · IND 97-101 CHA
- Turnover
Raymond Felton turnover
Q4 1:16 · IND 97-101 CHA
📊The numbers
| IND | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 88 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |







