⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 42 rebounds to 52
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 11:00 · NO 57-67 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jamaal Magloire Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q4 0:28 · NO 72-80 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamaal Tinsley Technical Foul
Q2 8:22 · NO 22-23 IND
- Missed FT
Al Harrington missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:29 · NO 72-80 IND
📊The numbers
| NO | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 1 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 14 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
