⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21 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.
Pacers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q1 4:30 · IND 31-10 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ron Artest Offensive Foul
Q4 1:09 · IND 84-76 NO
- Turnover
Ron Artest Foul
Q4 1:09 · IND 84-76 NO
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:40 · IND 86-79 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q2 7:41 · IND 37-25 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
David Wesley Technical Foul
Q1 8:53 · IND 10-4 NO
- Technical
Jamaal Magloire Technical Foul
Q4 9:15 · IND 75-57 NO
📊The numbers
| IND | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
