⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 38 from three- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 15-7 off them
- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 55
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 11:25 · NO 13-4 IND
- Steal
Jrue Holiday stole it from Bojan Bogdanovic
Q4 1:19 · NO 102-106 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Alvin Gentry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:15 · NO 90-97 IND
- Turnover
Kenrich Williams lost ball turnover
Q4 3:39 · NO 97-103 IND
- Missed FT
Jrue Holiday misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · NO 107-109 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q1 6:55 · NO 13-16 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bojan Bogdanovic lost ball turnover
Q4 1:19 · NO 102-106 IND
- Turnover
Aaron Holiday offensive foul
Q4 0:05 · NO 106-109 IND
- Turnover
Aaron Holiday turnover
Q4 0:05 · NO 106-109 IND
📊The numbers
| NO | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
