⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 17 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 9:00 · CHA 35-40 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 10:24 · CHA 65-62 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Devonte' Graham technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:36 · CHA 55-55 IND
- Missed FT
Terry Rozier misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 10:24 · CHA 57-62 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 7:08 · CHA 13-16 IND
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 17
Q1 5:53 · CHA 15-32 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 7:13 · CHA 67-74 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Domantas Sabonis flagrant foul type 1
Q3 10:24 · CHA 57-62 IND
📊The numbers
| CHA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 34 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 1 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
