⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 31- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 22
- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up 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.
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 11:14 · CHA 3-12 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q2 6:28 · CHA 29-44 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28
Q3 0:49 · CHA 64-92 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul George technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 6:28 · CHA 8-18 IND
📊The numbers
| CHA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 13 | Assists | 25 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
