⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 14-2 off them- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 20
- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 4:50 · IND 46-44 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 9:57 · IND 59-50 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q3 0:54 · IND 77-62 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Gerald Green technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 4:33 · IND 38-39 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Bismack Biyombo flagrant foul type 1 (Tyler Hansbrough draws the foul)
Q2 4:33 · IND 38-40 CHA
📊The numbers
| IND | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 14 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 2 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
