⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 3
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 6:43 · NO 39-44 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 10:11 · NO 57-67 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 11:23 · NO 75-91 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 3 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
