⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 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 sixteen threes to their ten- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q1 9:00 · IND 14-8 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 7:42 · IND 48-34 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q2 4:05 · IND 59-40 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q3 7:13 · IND 77-61 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q4 3:58 · IND 113-102 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Daniel Theis technical foul
Q2 2:12 · IND 52-40 NO
- Technical
Willie Green technical foul
Q3 5:08 · IND 82-63 NO
📊The numbers
| IND | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 16 | Threes made | 10 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 33 | Assists | 18 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
