⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 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, 41 free throws to their 22- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 1:45 · IND 53-53 CHA
- Go-ahead
Troy Murphy hit a 26-foot three jumper, T.J. Ford with the assist
Q4 0:39 · IND 97-95 CHA
- Lead
T.J. Ford hit a 14-foot two point shot
Q4 0:14 · IND 99-97 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Danny Granger lost ball
Q4 1:47 · IND 94-95 CHA
- Missed FT
Marquis Daniels misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 1:49 · IND 102-108 CHA
- Missed FT
T.J. Ford misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:21 · IND 106-110 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- Ties it
Emeka Okafor hit a layup, Raymond Felton with the assist
Q4 0:32 · IND 97-97 CHA
- Ties it
Raymond Felton hit a driving layup
Q4 0:06 · IND 99-99 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 0:06 · IND 99-106 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Raymond Felton offensive foul (Marquis Daniels draws the foul)
Q4 3:01 · IND 92-93 CHA
- Turnover
Raymond Felton turnover
Q4 3:01 · IND 92-93 CHA
- Missed FT
Gerald Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 4:35 · IND 99-99 CHA
📊The numbers
| IND | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
