⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 35- A 21-0 run took them from 8 down to 13 up in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Ivan Johnson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:48 · ATL 39-58 IND
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:43 · ATL 69-73 IND
- Turnover
Jeff Teague lost ball turnover
Q4 1:52 · ATL 73-78 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run took them from 8 down to 13 up
Q2 9:42 · ATL 31-44 IND
- Steal
Lance Stephenson stole it from Jeff Teague
Q4 1:52 · ATL 73-78 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
George Hill misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:55 · ATL 71-76 IND
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:47 · ATL 73-78 IND
- Missed FT
Lance Stephenson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:38 · ATL 73-79 IND
📊The numbers
| ATL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 12 | Assists | 17 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |