⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of fifteen from three
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 32
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 9:32 · IND 38-29 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q4 3:29 · IND 111-92 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Frank Vogel technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:37 · IND 63-60 ATL

Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 10:33 · IND 88-90 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kent Bazemore lost ball turnover
Q4 4:46 · IND 94-90 ATL
📊The numbers
| IND | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |





