⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 42- A 15-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 23 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.
Pacers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 23
Q3 7:09 · IND 70-47 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q4 2:38 · IND 90-74 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Gerald Henderson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:02 · IND 54-41 CHA
📊The numbers
| IND | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
