⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
They went cold, thirteen of 45 from three- Gave up second chances, 22 offensive rebounds to their ten
A 15-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 8 in the fourth quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 0:39 · IND 42-33 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Nembhard bad pass
Q4 3:55 · IND 119-111 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 8
Q4 8:37 · IND 117-109 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 32 | Assists | 28 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
