⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 32- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their eleven, and outscored them 19-11 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 2:46 · CHA 23-21 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cody Martin lost ball turnover
Q4 4:26 · CHA 98-93 IND
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:31 · CHA 101-95 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 7:34 · CHA 12-17 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 27 | Assists | 31 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
