⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower 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, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 28- Owned the paint, 76 points inside to 48
- A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 23
- Kept giving it away, 27 turnovers to their fifteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 4:27 · ATL 26-24 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q2 1:55 · ATL 62-66 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q2 11:44 · ATL 30-47 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 6:21 · ATL 72-90 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q4 9:51 · ATL 89-114 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:27 · ATL 93-118 IND
📊The numbers
| ATL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 67% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 61% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 41 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 76 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 27 |
| 14 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
