⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the second 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q2 9:33 · IND 38-29 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 2:36 · IND 50-37 CHA
- Steal
Troy Murphy stole it from Boris Diaw
Q4 0:19 · IND 97-94 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Earl Watson bad pass
Q4 1:35 · IND 97-89 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- Steal
Raymond Felton stole it from Earl Watson
Q4 1:35 · IND 97-89 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 2:57 · IND 97-94 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:25 · IND 50-41 CHA
- Missed FT
Tyrus Thomas misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:31 · IND 97-91 CHA
- Turnover
Boris Diaw bad pass
Q4 0:19 · IND 97-94 CHA
📊The numbers
| IND | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
