⏱️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, 13 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their nine- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 37
- A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the fourth quarter
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 18
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q3 5:50 · CHA 62-64 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q3 3:24 · CHA 74-66 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q4 5:43 · CHA 98-81 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 2:13 · CHA 26-26 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q3 11:20 · CHA 46-57 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 17 | Threes made | 9 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
