⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse 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, 53 rebounds to 39
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 from level to 9 points up
Q3 4:01 · ATL 70-61 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:35 · ATL 54-56 IND
- Missed FT
Mario West misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:06 · ATL 91-84 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 3:28 · ATL 91-84 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
