⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 0:31 · IND 57-43 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
David Harrison technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:00 · IND 83-64 NO
- Technical
Scot Pollard double technical foul
Q4 5:48 · IND 87-69 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Desmond Mason technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:46 · IND 60-46 NO
📊The numbers
| IND | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
