⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 32- Made nine threes to their seventeen
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis bad pass
Q4 0:18 · IND 108-116 CHA
- Turnover
Caris LeVert bad pass
Q4 0:06 · IND 108-116 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:40 · IND 7-11 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 7:31 · IND 10-19 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 6:36 · IND 42-59 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen McDaniels lost ball turnover
Q4 3:54 · IND 100-105 CHA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:56 · IND 103-111 CHA
- Missed FT
Terry Rozier misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · IND 108-113 CHA
📊The numbers
| IND | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 17 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
