⏱️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 second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 30
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3 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.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 0:11 · IND 37-33 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 7:04 · IND 55-44 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 4:31 · IND 63-48 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3
Q2 2:48 · IND 66-63 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 37 | Assists | 22 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
