⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 36
- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 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.
Hawks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q2 10:33 · ATL 31-16 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q2 6:13 · ATL 43-21 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 2:10 · ATL 75-55 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damien Wilkins bad pass
Q4 3:48 · ATL 85-78 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Dunleavy bad pass
Q4 3:41 · ATL 85-78 IND
📊The numbers
| ATL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
