⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, eleven of 23 from three
- Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 12
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 32
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 0:25 · IND 29-16 NO
- Go-ahead
T.J. Ford hit a two point shot
Q4 1:54 · IND 89-88 NO
- Go-ahead
James Posey hit a 23-foot three jumper, Danny Granger with the assist
Q4 0:16 · IND 92-91 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Roy Hibbert bad pass
Q4 2:56 · IND 87-86 NO
- Turnover
Roy Hibbert lost ball
Q4 2:20 · IND 87-86 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- Lead
Chris Paul hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:02 · IND 87-88 NO
- Go-ahead
David West hit a layup
Q4 0:30 · IND 89-90 NO
- Go-ahead
David West hit a 19-foot jumper, Chris Paul with the assist
Q4 0:03 · IND 92-93 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul turnover
Q4 4:13 · IND 85-86 NO
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 3:16 · IND 87-86 NO
- Turnover
David West traveling
Q4 2:35 · IND 87-86 NO
📊The numbers
| IND | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 4 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 11 | Blocks | 5 |
