⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better 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, 74 points inside to 40
Made eight threes to their 22
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 0:59 · IND 49-54 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 9:02 · IND 66-62 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Myles Turner bad pass
Q4 0:45 · IND 122-125 CHA
- Missed FT
Buddy Hield misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:29 · IND 124-125 CHA
- Turnover
Tyrese Haliburton bad pass
Q4 0:23 · IND 124-125 CHA

Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 0:49 · IND 27-31 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 6:38 · IND 110-118 CHA
- Steal
Mark Williams stole it from Tyrese Haliburton
Q4 0:23 · IND 124-125 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
P.J. Washington out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:37 · IND 122-125 CHA
📊The numbers
| IND | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 22 | Threes made | 8 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 74 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |







