⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their five- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 38
- A 20-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 28 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.
Hawks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q1 11:29 · ATL 16-2 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 2:25 · ATL 55-38 IND
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 28
Q3 7:16 · ATL 79-51 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 5:48 · ATL 42-36 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 15 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
