⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight- They went cold, eight of 27 from three
- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 25-7 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q2 1:32 · IND 64-74 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 0:03 · IND 105-94 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Thaddeus Young technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:26 · IND 49-63 NO
- Missed FT
Doug McDermott misses technical free throw
Q3 9:16 · IND 64-74 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 7:02 · IND 13-26 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 6:09 · IND 83-90 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Elfrid Payton lost ball turnover
Q4 4:07 · IND 115-108 NO
📊The numbers
| IND | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 8 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
