⏱️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
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 31
- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 30
- A 16-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 19 in the first quarter
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 19
Q1 9:22 · IND 21-2 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q2 6:24 · IND 48-28 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 32
Q3 6:52 · IND 72-40 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q1 2:56 · IND 21-12 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
