⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 5:54 · NO 22-12 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stacey Augmon Lost Ball. Stolen by Al Harrington.
Q4 5:00 · NO 73-80 IND
- Turnover
Stacey Augmon Lost Ball. Stolen by Jamaal Tinsley.
Q4 3:42 · NO 73-80 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 7:16 · NO 56-59 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 10:04 · NO 71-80 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal Lost Ball
Q4 2:20 · NO 75-82 IND
- Missed FT
Austin Croshere missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:20 · NO 83-88 IND
- Missed FT
Brad Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:09 · NO 83-88 IND
📊The numbers
| NO | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
