⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 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 seventeen threes to their nine- They went cold, nine of 33 from three
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 2-point lead to 10
Q1 7:39 · IND 18-8 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 7:04 · IND 102-95 NO
- Steal
Tyrese Haliburton stole it from Elfrid Payton
Q4 2:11 · IND 109-106 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pascal Siakam lost ball turnover
Q4 1:52 · IND 109-106 NO
- Missed FT
T.J. McConnell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · IND 111-108 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q1 3:59 · IND 27-23 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 1:17 · IND 59-57 NO
- Steal
Yves Missi stole it from Pascal Siakam
Q4 1:52 · IND 109-106 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Elfrid Payton bad pass
Q4 2:11 · IND 109-106 NO
📊The numbers
| IND | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 17 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 35 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
