⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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, 16 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the third quarter- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 27
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 7:58 · IND 14-10 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q3 9:48 · IND 67-52 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 2:48 · IND 80-59 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Tyler Hansbrough and Ivan Johnson
Q3 3:32 · IND 71-57 ATL
- Missed FT
Louis Amundson misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · IND 95-84 ATL
- Technical
Louis Amundson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:03 · IND 95-83 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q4 1:13 · IND 95-84 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:17 · IND 18-15 ATL
- Flagrant
Jason Collins flagrant foul type 2 (Louis Amundson draws the foul)
Q4 0:03 · IND 95-83 ATL
📊The numbers
| IND | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 14 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
