⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 29 from three- Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fifteen
- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 29
- Kept giving it away, 25 turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 29-16 off them
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
- Steal
Bennedict Mathurin stole it from Cody Martin
Q4 0:24 · IND 106-110 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bennedict Mathurin offensive foul
Q4 2:41 · IND 98-102 CHA
- Turnover
Bennedict Mathurin turnover
Q4 2:41 · IND 98-102 CHA
- Missed FT
Tyrese Haliburton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · IND 109-111 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:43 · IND 0-9 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Wong back court turnover
Q4 0:38 · IND 104-110 CHA
- Turnover
Cody Martin bad pass
Q4 0:24 · IND 106-110 CHA
- Missed FT
Josh Green misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · IND 108-111 CHA
📊The numbers
| IND | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
