⏱️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 first 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
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 40 from three- A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 33
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 51
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 took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 7:34 · IND 14-11 CHA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20
Q1 1:54 · IND 39-19 CHA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q3 0:49 · IND 85-71 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Wesley Matthews technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:49 · IND 64-54 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q2 8:53 · IND 41-29 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
