⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their fifteen- Lost the glass, 29 rebounds to 39
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 12-point lead to 20
Q2 4:36 · ATL 78-58 IND
- Go-ahead
Trae Young hit a 22-foot step back jumper
Q4 1:32 · ATL 150-149 IND
- Ties it
Saddiq Bey hit a layup
Q4 1:08 · ATL 152-152 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Trae Young technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:15 · ATL 99-91 IND
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray offensive foul
Q4 0:34 · ATL 152-155 IND
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray turnover
Q4 0:34 · ATL 152-155 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q3 0:00 · ATL 114-127 IND
- Go-ahead
Buddy Hield hit a 25-foot threeer, Tyrese Haliburton with the assist
Q4 1:20 · ATL 150-152 IND
- Winner
Buddy Hield hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 0:52 · ATL 152-155 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyrese Haliburton bad pass
Q4 3:16 · ATL 141-145 IND
- Turnover
Tyrese Haliburton out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:45 · ATL 148-149 IND
- Turnover
Tyrese Haliburton lost ball turnover
Q4 0:12 · ATL 152-155 IND
📊The numbers
| ATL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 61% |
| 15 | Threes made | 22 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 35 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 11 |
