⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their sixteen- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 47
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4 in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4
Q1 0:46 · IND 29-33 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
T.J. Ford misses technical free throw
Q2 5:56 · IND 33-39 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:06 · IND 0-9 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 7:15 · IND 33-47 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 11 |
