⏱️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
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 1 point worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 21
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shawne Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:56 · IND 100-106 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 8:11 · IND 11-14 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 0:54 · IND 56-61 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q3 10:56 · IND 58-72 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
