⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 38- A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 25
A 13-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 10 in the fourth 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q2 6:41 · IND 53-36 ATL
- Steal
D.J. Augustin stole it from John Jenkins
Q4 0:38 · IND 94-90 ATL
- Steal
Gerald Green stole it from Ivan Johnson
Q4 0:11 · IND 98-92 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jeff Pendergraph and Josh Smith
Q2 0:57 · IND 58-40 ATL
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
Q4 2:12 · IND 94-86 ATL
- Missed FT
Gerald Green misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · IND 97-92 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 10
Q4 11:07 · IND 89-79 ATL
- Steal
Ivan Johnson stole it from Paul George
Q4 2:12 · IND 94-86 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Jenkins lost ball turnover
Q4 0:38 · IND 94-90 ATL
- Turnover
Ivan Johnson bad pass
Q4 0:11 · IND 98-92 ATL
📊The numbers
| IND | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
