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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 24 | 29 | 33 | 28 | 114 |
 Pacers | 40 | 24 | 32 | 27 | 123 |
NOPTeam statsIND| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 42-9046.7% | 11-2937.9% | 19-2382.6% | 40 | 26 | 10 |
| IND | 50-10249.0% | 14-3836.8% | 9-9100.0% | 50 | 34 | 8 |
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Indiana Pacers123| 34 | 17 | 7-15 | 3-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +11 | +6.9 | ||||||
| 33 | 24 | 11-18 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | −3 | +6.0 | |||||||
| 30 | 16 | 6-17 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −5.9 | ||||||
| 29 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2.8 | |||||||
| 27 | 14 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | +2 | +1.6 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 11 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 | +0.3 | ||||||
| 24 | 16 | 6-9 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +3 | +7.7 | |||||
| 19 | 8 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +5.9 | ||||
| 18 | 9 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0 | +12 | −2.2 | |||||||
| Team | 123 | 50-10249.0% | 14-3836.8% | 50 | 34 | 8 | 21 | 9-9100.0% | 14 | 5 | 9 | |||
Bench 44 points on 18 for 34 shooting
Did not play: Jarace Walker, Isaiah Jackson and James Johnson (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans114| 38 | 14 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | +8 | −3.1 | ||||||
| 34 | 23 | 9-21 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −0.9 | ||||||
| 32 | 23 | 10-20 | 1-2 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −1.7 | ||||||
| 29 | 30 | 8-20 | 1-5 | 13-13 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +4.3 | ||||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −1.7 | ||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 11 | 4-11 | 2-8 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | −13 | +1.2 | |||||
| 28 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | −3.8 | ||||||
| 23 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | −1.1 | |||||||
| 18 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −1.8 | ||||
| Team | 114 | 42-9046.7% | 11-2937.9% | 40 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 19-2382.6% | 7 | 2 | 4 | |||
Bench 24 points on 10 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Dereon Seabron, Cody Zeller, Jalen Crutcher, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and Matt Ryan (coach’s decision); Jose Alvarado (league suspension).
Pacers123Pelicans114ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
The Indiana Pacers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 123-114.
The Pacers never trailed and led by as many as 20.
The Pelicans got within 112-109 on CJ McCollum’s 15-foot pull-up jumper with 3:15 to play, but Tyrese Haliburton answered with a step-back 3-pointer, and the Pelicans got no closer than 115-111.
During clutch time, the Pacers outscored the Pelicans 5-3.
Pascal Siakam had 24 points (18 in the paint) and 11 rebounds, and Obi Toppin added 16 points (9 in the first quarter) on 6 for 9 shooting off the bench. Siakam and Haliburton set each other up for 6 baskets and 13 points, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Pelicans, Brandon Ingram scored 30 points, and McCollum added 23 points with 5 3-pointers. Zion Williamson scored 23 points. The Pelicans had 3 20-point scorers.
The Pacers grabbed 14 offensive rebounds to the Pelicans’ 7 and outscored them 21-8 on the fast break. The Pelicans forced 10 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions.
Indiana PacersNew Orleans PelicansPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
114 points from the field on 102 shots: about what the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 22-35 | 62.9% | 66% |
| In the paint | 7-16 | 43.8% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 7-13 | 53.8% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 7-16 | 43.8% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-22 | 31.8% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 17 | 4 | 2-5 | −1 |
| Brandon Ingram | 14 | 6 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Herbert Jones | 12 | 6 | 3-6 | +2 |
| Naji Marshall | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 6 | 3-5 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Jones | 25 | 4 | 2-3 | −4 |
| Naji Marshall | 14 | 5 | 2-5 | +1 |
| Brandon Ingram | 7 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| CJ McCollum | 6 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 7 | 3-5 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram | 11 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Naji Marshall | 11 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Herbert Jones | 10 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Trey Murphy III | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 5 | 2-9 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 13 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
IND win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NOP
50/50
IND
Highest Leverage Moments
Haliburton 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (17 PTS)
Q4 2:57
18.9%
73→92
Ingram 26' 3PT Jump Shot (30 PTS) (Murphy III 7 AST)
Q4 3:44
12.9%
95→82
McCollum 15' Pullup Jump Shot (21 PTS)
Q4 3:15
11.9%
85→73
McConnell 3' Driving Reverse Layup (6 PTS)
Q4 9:28
11.5%
82→93
Toppin 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Haliburton 2 AST)
Q1 2:17
11.2%
77→88
