⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their three- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38
- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the third 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q2 11:22 · IND 35-27 CHA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q3 7:22 · IND 64-56 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Lance Stephenson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 1:39 · IND 43-43 CHA
- Turnover
David West 3 second turnover
Q4 4:07 · IND 82-78 CHA
- Turnover
David West lost ball turnover
Q4 2:00 · IND 87-80 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 11:40 · IND 1-10 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 3:02 · IND 43-45 CHA
- Steal
Kemba Walker stole it from David West
Q4 2:00 · IND 87-80 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses technical free throw
Q2 1:39 · IND 43-43 CHA
- Turnover
Kemba Walker bad pass
Q4 3:39 · IND 82-78 CHA
- Missed FT
Hakim Warrick misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:50 · IND 92-86 CHA
📊The numbers
| IND | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 3 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
