⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 12 points ahead of 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their ten
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 1-point lead to 9
Q2 10:58 · CHA 35-26 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 3:19 · CHA 56-44 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 8:23 · CHA 111-95 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ish Smith bad pass
Q4 0:41 · CHA 120-113 IND
- Turnover
LaMelo Ball bad pass
Q4 0:22 · CHA 121-115 IND
- Turnover
Miles Bridges out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:16 · CHA 121-118 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 8:20 · CHA 37-37 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 1:18 · CHA 98-87 IND
- Steal
Jeremy Lamb stole it from LaMelo Ball
Q4 0:22 · CHA 121-115 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:59 · CHA 91-74 IND
- Missed FT
Goga Bitadze misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:41 · CHA 120-115 IND
📊The numbers
| CHA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
