⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 38- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 33
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 9:19 · IND 18-6 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q4 10:26 · IND 87-102 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 6:12 · IND 20-16 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q2 0:01 · IND 59-72 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q3 7:50 · IND 64-85 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 30 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 74 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
