⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 22-8 off them- A 24-0 run took them from 21 down to 3 up in the third 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
- 24-0 run
A 24-0 run took them from 21 down to 3 up
Q3 8:24 · CHA 87-84 IND
- Ties it
Gordon Hayward hit a 28-foot jump bank shot, LaMelo Ball with the assist
Q4 2:52 · CHA 116-116 IND
- Go-ahead
Miles Bridges hit a driving layup, LaMelo Ball with the assist
Q4 0:51 · CHA 121-120 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gordon Hayward misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:16 · CHA 119-120 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 6:47 · CHA 106-104 IND
- Go-ahead
Malcolm Brogdon hit a 27-foot threeer
Q4 1:28 · CHA 118-120 IND
- Lead
Torrey Craig hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · CHA 121-122 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Domantas Sabonis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:51 · CHA 116-117 IND
📊The numbers
| CHA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 17 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 29 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
