⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 26 from three- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen
- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 52
- Beaten inside, 24 points in the paint to 44
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kemba Walker out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:54 · CHA 90-85 IND
- Turnover
Tyrus Thomas offensive foul (George Hill draws the foul )
Q4 2:21 · CHA 90-87 IND
- Turnover
Tyrus Thomas turnover
Q4 2:21 · CHA 90-87 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 7:05 · CHA 12-13 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
David West steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:42 · CHA 90-89 IND
- Turnover
Paul George offensive foul (Gerald Henderson draws the foul )
Q4 1:23 · CHA 90-89 IND
- Turnover
Paul George turnover
Q4 1:23 · CHA 90-89 IND
📊The numbers
| CHA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 71 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
