⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of fifteen from three- Lost the glass, 30 rebounds to 42
- Beaten inside, 20 points in the paint to 38
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 5:28 · IND 17-13 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Danny Granger double technical foul
Q3 6:26 · IND 55-61 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 5:13 · IND 38-41 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
