⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA 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 Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 11:15 · CHA 36-21 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 10:26 · CHA 64-44 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
D.J. Augustin misses technical free throw
Q2 10:40 · CHA 30-21 IND
- Technical
Stephen Jackson technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 4:20 · CHA 69-53 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 5:43 · CHA 42-35 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Danny Granger misses technical free throw
Q2 10:07 · CHA 30-21 IND
📊The numbers
| CHA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
