⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 32
- Owned the paint, 76 points inside to 60
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 9:05 · ATL 125-108 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 2:32 · ATL 143-125 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Trae Young technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:25 · ATL 84-84 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 33 | Assists | 33 |
| 76 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
