⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 33 from three
- A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the third quarter
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 64
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 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.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 0:58 · IND 62-55 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q3 2:49 · IND 86-82 ATL
- Go-ahead
Bennedict Mathurin hit a two point shot
Q4 0:58 · IND 109-108 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bennedict Mathurin misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:58 · IND 109-108 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 2:57 · IND 24-32 ATL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q3 10:35 · IND 62-69 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q4 7:45 · IND 101-103 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trae Young misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:14 · IND 107-103 ATL
📊The numbers
| IND | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 16 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 9 |
