⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 15 fast break points to 2
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
Q4 11:33 · NO 71-61 IND
- Winner
Dan Dickau made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:05 · NO 88-87 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dan Dickau missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 1:19 · NO 43-42 IND
- Missed FT
Dan Dickau missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:05 · NO 88-87 IND

Pacers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q2 0:17 · NO 47-55 IND
- Ties it
Jamaal Tinsley made 27 ft three point jumper.
Q4 0:25 · NO 87-87 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamaal Tinsley missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:20 · NO 79-73 IND
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:05 · NO 83-77 IND
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:30 · NO 85-84 IND
📊The numbers
| NO | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 0 | Threes made | 4 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |








