⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 40- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 13
- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q2 10:04 · IND 44-30 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q2 1:16 · IND 66-44 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q4 2:19 · IND 116-89 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 3 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Steals | 22 |
| 20 | Blocks | 20 |
