⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, twelve of 24 from three
- Could not get to the line, 26 free throws to their 40
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 stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 11:45 · IND 64-46 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:56 · IND 101-96 CHA
- Missed FT
Dahntay Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · IND 101-98 CHA
- Missed FT
Dahntay Jones misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · IND 101-98 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q1 6:07 · IND 23-17 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 16 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
