⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 13 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 37 from three
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 11:42 · CHA 72-60 IND
- Lead
Cody Zeller hit a driving layup, Devonte' Graham with the assist
Q4 1:46 · CHA 102-100 IND
- Winner
Terry Rozier hit a 25-foot three jumper, Devonte' Graham with the assist
Q4 1:10 · CHA 105-103 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:20 · CHA 108-105 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 10:13 · CHA 92-91 IND
- Go-ahead
Jeremy Lamb hit a 26-foot three jumper, Malcolm Brogdon with the assist
Q4 1:31 · CHA 102-103 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 35 | Assists | 30 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
