⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 19 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 2 in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 10:00 · NO 30-15 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Greivis Vasquez lost ball turnover
Q4 1:29 · NO 70-73 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 2
Q3 10:59 · NO 48-46 IND
- Winner
David West hit a 6-foot two point shot
Q4 2:39 · NO 70-71 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 3:40 · NO 70-75 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% | Shooting from the field | 0% |
| 0 | Threes made | 0 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 0 | Free throws made | 0 |
| 0 | Rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Offensive rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Assists | 0 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 0 | Points off turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Steals | 0 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |
