⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 36
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 3:02 · IND 29-20 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Danny Granger misses technical free throw
Q4 12:00 · IND 82-71 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Hilton Armstrong technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 12:00 · IND 82-71 ATL
📊The numbers
| IND | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 11 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
