⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 29 from three- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 41
- A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their eighteen
- Burned in transition, 13 fast break points to 27
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up
Q2 5:28 · IND 47-44 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 10:40 · IND 55-61 ATL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up
Q3 8:16 · IND 70-67 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dan Burke technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:00 · IND 65-67 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q2 1:52 · IND 47-61 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Huerter misses technical free throw
Q3 3:00 · IND 65-67 ATL
📊The numbers
| IND | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 15 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
