⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 35
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 24-8 off them
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 4:48 · NO 23-12 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darren Collison misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · NO 106-99 IND
- Missed FT
Peja Stojakovic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · NO 107-101 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
