⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better 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, 32 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 35-18 off them
A 13-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 7 in the first 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q1 7:18 · CHA 32-14 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 7
Q1 1:51 · CHA 43-36 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 18
Q3 2:47 · CHA 96-78 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Brooks technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 3:35 · CHA 92-69 IND
📊The numbers
| CHA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 35 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
