⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third 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
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 39- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 34
- A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21 in the first quarter
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 stretched a 8-point lead to 21
Q1 0:04 · IND 46-25 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 35
Q3 11:04 · IND 81-46 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 42-point deficit to 32
Q4 5:40 · IND 108-76 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 35 | Assists | 22 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 11 | Blocks | 1 |
