⏱️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 second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 17-9 off them
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
- Ties it
Marquis Daniels hit a two point shot
Q4 0:50 · IND 101-101 NO
- Ties it
Danny Granger hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:27 · IND 103-103 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Danny Granger lost ball
Q4 2:23 · IND 97-98 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 3:11 · IND 97-101 NO
- Lead
Chris Paul hit a 13-foot two point shot
Q4 0:30 · IND 101-103 NO
- Winner
David West hit a 17-foot two point shot, Chris Paul with the assist
Q4 0:02 · IND 103-105 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Hilton Armstrong technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · IND 56-49 NO
- Turnover
James Posey turnover
Q4 5:00 · IND 92-88 NO
- Missed FT
James Posey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:23 · IND 97-98 NO
📊The numbers
| IND | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 75% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
