⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their thirteen- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 17-7 off them
- Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to seven
- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 9:45 · CHA 29-25 IND
- Go-ahead
Marvin Williams hit a three jumper, Gerald Henderson with the assist
Q4 0:51 · CHA 68-66 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q4 3:00 · CHA 78-68 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Bismack Biyombo technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:54 · CHA 45-48 IND
- Missed FT
Bismack Biyombo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:27 · CHA 64-66 IND
- Missed FT
Gerald Henderson misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 3:43 · CHA 71-68 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 6:39 · CHA 31-33 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 9:32 · CHA 55-61 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:47 · CHA 64-66 IND
- Turnover
C.J. Watson out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 3:56 · CHA 71-68 IND
- Turnover
Donald Sloan bad pass
OT 3:27 · CHA 72-68 IND
📊The numbers
| CHA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 31% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 72 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 18 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
