⏱️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
They went cold, eight of 42 from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 8:08 · NO 22-10 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q4 6:59 · NO 117-95 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jordan Poole misses technical free throw
Q4 11:15 · NO 98-81 IND
- Flagrant
Jose Alvarado flagrant foul type 1
Q4 4:32 · NO 119-97 IND
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jose Alvarado and Quenton Jackson
Q4 4:32 · NO 119-97 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q2 11:34 · NO 44-36 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 10:01 · NO 102-93 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Pascal Siakam technical foul
Q4 11:15 · NO 98-81 IND
📊The numbers
| NO | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
