⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 20-11 off them- Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 14
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 25
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 1 down to 9 up
Q1 5:05 · IND 20-11 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 10:16 · IND 43-30 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 3:56 · IND 56-39 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Bojan Bogdanovic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:11 · IND 61-52 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kemba Walker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:18 · IND 31-16 CHA
- Technical
James Borrego technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:37 · IND 83-71 CHA
📊The numbers
| IND | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 34 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
