⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their six
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 11:10 · NO 28-32 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 1:49 · NO 19-32 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 18 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
