⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 28- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:36 · IND 11-7 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
D.J. Augustin technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 2:09 · IND 77-68 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Al Horford flagrant foul type 1 (D.J. Augustin draws the foul)
Q3 2:09 · IND 75-67 ATL
📊The numbers
| IND | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
