⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers 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, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pelicans 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.
Pelicans
Good plays
- Steal
Rasual Butler stole it from Jeff Foster
Q4 2:03 · NO 83-87 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Desmond Mason offensive foul (Al Harrington draws the foul)
Q4 2:26 · NO 83-87 IND
- Turnover
Desmond Mason turnover
Q4 2:26 · NO 83-87 IND
- Missed FT
Jannero Pargo misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:25 · NO 90-94 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 4:52 · NO 60-67 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Foster lost ball
Q4 2:03 · NO 83-87 IND
- Missed FT
Jamaal Tinsley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:32 · NO 88-93 IND
📊The numbers
| NO | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
