⏱️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 and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the first quarter- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 35
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 1 down to 12 up
Q1 6:04 · IND 23-11 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q2 4:32 · IND 48-36 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q3 6:51 · IND 68-61 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 30 | Assists | 18 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
