⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 46
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 10:39 · CHA 32-36 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Justin Holiday technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:45 · CHA 71-84 IND
- Technical
Justin Holiday technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:45 · CHA 72-84 IND
📊The numbers
| CHA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 31 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
