⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, 22 free throws to their nine- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their twenty
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 46
A 14-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 11 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:11 · ATL 12-0 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 11
Q3 5:35 · ATL 71-60 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul George technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:41 · ATL 64-40 IND
📊The numbers
| ATL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
