⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 34- A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 11:12 · IND 48-48 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 8:30 · IND 48-57 NO
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q4 10:55 · IND 74-83 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Peja Stojakovic traveling
Q4 3:19 · IND 81-88 NO
- Missed FT
Rasual Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · IND 91-97 NO
📊The numbers
| IND | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
