⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 9:41 · IND 58-51 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 1:29 · IND 77-63 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
George Hill technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:32 · IND 66-62 CHA
- Technical
Dahntay Jones technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:47 · IND 79-67 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
D.J. Augustin misses technical free throw
Q3 2:32 · IND 66-62 CHA
- Technical
Gerald Henderson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:45 · IND 75-63 CHA
📊The numbers
| IND | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 15 | Assists | 12 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
