⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their eight
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q1 1:22 · IND 25-34 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 6:04 · IND 15-24 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 4:22 · IND 49-62 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q4 3:41 · IND 89-111 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 18 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 4 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 16 | Blocks | 8 |
