⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 10 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 10
Q3 2:05 · CHA 81-91 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Miles Bridges technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:27 · CHA 88-100 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:43 · CHA 0-9 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 4:19 · CHA 9-20 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 7:33 · CHA 61-78 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 34 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
