⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 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, 34 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 32
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 4:22 · IND 107-90 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 10:57 · IND 40-34 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q4 9:48 · IND 89-81 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
