⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their eight- Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their nineteen
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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 stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q3 1:01 · IND 110-86 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 0:59 · IND 31-31 CHA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Brandon Miller flagrant foul type 1
Q3 5:48 · IND 87-74 CHA
📊The numbers
| IND | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 18 | Threes made | 8 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 37 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 0 |
