⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 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 six- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 56
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 3-point lead to 11
Q1 8:24 · IND 15-4 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q1 5:56 · IND 23-6 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 29
Q3 5:18 · IND 89-60 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 14 | Threes made | 6 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
