⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen
- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 45
- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 45
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 took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 10:26 · CHA 10-7 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 1:23 · CHA 34-27 IND
- Lead
Stephen Jackson hit a 19-foot jumper, D.J. Augustin with the assist
Q4 2:26 · CHA 98-96 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace bad pass
Q4 2:53 · CHA 96-95 IND
- Turnover
D.J. Augustin bad pass
Q4 1:58 · CHA 98-98 IND
- Missed FT
Gerald Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:22 · CHA 99-100 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 6:05 · CHA 43-41 IND
- Ties it
T.J. Ford hit a driving layup
Q4 2:12 · CHA 98-98 IND
- Winner
Roy Hibbert hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:28 · CHA 98-99 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
T.J. Ford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:46 · CHA 96-95 IND
📊The numbers
| CHA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 11 |
