⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
-1Q127-28
-1Q224-25
-3Q320-25
-3Q424-27
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
15Points off turnovers6
13Steals9
7Fast break points10
11Offensive rebounds8
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q4 6:22 · ATL 85-105 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 6 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 17 | Blocks | 18 |
