⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 8 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
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 7 down to 4 up
Q2 0:01 · IND 46-42 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 10:10 · IND 67-66 NO
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Al Harrington Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q4 10:42 · IND 59-62 NO
- Turnover
Jonathan Bender Offensive Foul
Q4 1:23 · IND 71-75 NO
- Turnover
Jonathan Bender Foul
Q4 1:23 · IND 71-75 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 4:26 · IND 11-18 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 2:44 · IND 35-42 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 0:00 · IND 59-66 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Baron Davis Offensive Foul
Q4 2:11 · IND 71-75 NO
- Turnover
Baron Davis Foul
Q4 2:11 · IND 71-75 NO
- Turnover
P.J. Brown Lost Ball. Stolen by Reggie Miller.
Q4 1:31 · IND 71-75 NO
📊The numbers
| IND | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 10 |
