⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 32 from three- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their ten
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 dragged them back level
Q2 9:47 · IND 48-48 ATL
- Steal
Pascal Siakam stole it from CJ McCollum
Q4 2:19 · IND 123-118 ATL
- Steal
T.J. McConnell stole it from Jalen Johnson
Q4 0:06 · IND 127-124 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bennedict Mathurin lost ball turnover
Q4 2:53 · IND 121-117 ATL
- Turnover
Aaron Nesmith offensive foul turnover
Q4 1:32 · IND 125-121 ATL
- Turnover
T.J. McConnell traveling turnover
Q4 0:07 · IND 127-124 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- Steal
Nickeil Alexander-Walker stole it from Bennedict Mathurin
Q4 2:53 · IND 121-117 ATL
- Steal
CJ McCollum stole it from Andrew Nembhard
Q4 0:58 · IND 125-121 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:51 · IND 121-118 ATL
- Turnover
CJ McCollum bad pass turnover
Q4 2:19 · IND 123-118 ATL
- Turnover
Jalen Johnson bad pass turnover
Q4 0:06 · IND 127-124 ATL
📊The numbers
| IND | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
