⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 36- A 16-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 20 in the second quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up
Q1 5:13 · NO 24-18 IND
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 20
Q2 10:06 · NO 43-23 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
CJ McCollum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:30 · NO 43-23 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 9:18 · NO 6-16 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q4 4:46 · NO 107-89 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
