⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 33- Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 11
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:48 · ATL 8-1 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 6:50 · ATL 20-10 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 4:52 · ATL 28-12 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Ivan Johnson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:52 · ATL 35-25 IND
- Technical
Double technical foul - Tracy McGrady and Louis Amundson
Q3 0:31 · ATL 77-69 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
