⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 23 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 30
A 16-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 13 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 13
Q4 4:37 · IND 88-101 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 11:37 · IND 1-12 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 26
Q1 1:13 · IND 11-37 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 32
Q2 9:10 · IND 15-47 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
