⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:36 · ATL 9-2 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q3 2:15 · ATL 79-64 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 5:22 · ATL 18-23 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 0:02 · ATL 22-35 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
