⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their twelve- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 32
- Owned the paint, 80 points inside to 46
- A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 27
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:02 · IND 8-0 ATL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q2 3:37 · IND 81-66 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 27
Q3 7:19 · IND 113-86 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 65% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 19 | Threes made | 12 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 41 | Assists | 25 |
| 80 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
