⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 25- A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4 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.
Hawks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q1 1:51 · ATL 30-22 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:54 · ATL 84-77 IND
- Turnover
Kyle Korver out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:19 · ATL 98-91 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q2 0:00 · ATL 58-46 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4
Q3 8:25 · ATL 65-61 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
