⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first 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 24 threes to their fifteen- A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20 in the first 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 9:08 · CHA 17-9 IND
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20
Q1 7:02 · CHA 31-11 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 27
Q4 8:47 · CHA 118-91 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 6:52 · CHA 118-99 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Taelon Peter flagrant foul type 1
Q1 2:38 · CHA 34-16 IND
📊The numbers
| CHA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 24 | Threes made | 15 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Assists | 29 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
