⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first 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
Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 12- A 17-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 22 in the first quarter
A 15-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 11 in the second 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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 22
Q1 6:29 · NO 38-16 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 31
Q1 0:09 · NO 57-26 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 32
Q3 9:23 · NO 89-57 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Herbert Jones and Isaiah Jackson
Q3 3:32 · NO 98-65 IND
- Missed FT
Trey Murphy III misses technical free throw
Q4 10:01 · NO 109-79 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 11
Q2 7:39 · NO 60-49 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 35-point deficit to 26
Q4 4:37 · NO 125-99 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jarace Walker and Herbert Jones
Q3 3:32 · NO 98-65 IND
- Technical
Bennedict Mathurin flopping technical foul
Q4 10:01 · NO 109-79 IND
📊The numbers
| NO | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
