⏱️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
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen
- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 15
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 53
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 5:47 · IND 28-21 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 5:06 · IND 89-76 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 1:40 · IND 97-81 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 8:13 · IND 44-42 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeAndre' Bembry bad pass
Q4 3:00 · IND 110-103 ATL
- Turnover
DeAndre' Bembry lost ball turnover
Q4 0:22 · IND 116-108 ATL
📊The numbers
| IND | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
