⏱️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
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 9
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 8 down to 1 up
Q1 8:41 · IND 11-10 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Dunleavy bad pass
Q4 2:23 · IND 102-98 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:21 · IND 0-8 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 5:54 · IND 93-91 CHA
- Ties it
Stephen Jackson hit a 15-foot jumper, Gerald Wallace with the assist
Q4 1:37 · IND 102-102 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
D.J. Augustin lost ball
Q4 3:51 · IND 98-93 CHA
- Missed FT
Gerald Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · IND 104-102 CHA
📊The numbers
| IND | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 14 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
