⏱️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, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 29 from three- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
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
- Turnover
Roy Hibbert lost ball
Q4 3:54 · IND 88-95 NO
- Turnover
Danny Granger lost ball
Q4 1:39 · IND 93-97 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q3 9:56 · IND 53-65 NO
- Steal
James Posey stole it from Danny Granger
Q4 1:39 · IND 93-97 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 4:47 · IND 86-92 NO
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:24 · IND 93-97 NO
📊The numbers
| IND | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
