⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 22-7 off them- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 24
- A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q1 6:41 · CHA 23-6 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q3 7:33 · CHA 60-42 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q2 11:15 · CHA 29-21 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 0 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
