⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 9:26 · IND 13-6 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 8:34 · IND 39-28 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 3:20 · IND 83-75 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Baron Davis Bad Pass. Stolen by Ron Artest.
Q4 4:13 · IND 75-73 NO
- Turnover
Elden Campbell Offensive Foul
Q4 1:47 · IND 81-75 NO
- Turnover
Elden Campbell Foul
Q4 1:47 · IND 81-75 NO
📊The numbers
| IND | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 11 | Blocks | 5 |
