⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 24-13 off them
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 30
A 16-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 19 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.

Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 9:21 · ATL 11-9 IND
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 19
Q1 2:44 · ATL 33-14 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q2 8:56 · ATL 43-18 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Jeff Teague technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 6:54 · ATL 38-17 IND
- Missed FT
Kyle Korver misses technical free throw
Q2 2:38 · ATL 45-23 IND

Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 11:45 · ATL 1-8 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
David West flagrant foul type 1 (Al Horford draws the foul)
Q2 6:54 · ATL 38-18 IND
📊The numbers
| ATL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 27% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 17 | Assists | 10 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |




