New Orleans
Pelicans
119
–
127
FINAL
Indiana
Pacers
Date
Friday, January 16, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 33 | 33 | 27 | 26 | 119 |
| IND | 31 | 42 | 29 | 25 | 127 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Pascal Siakam
IND
27
PTS
6
REB
5
AST
+11
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots3
Opp FG% When Defending55.6%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.45
Impact Composite32.5
Hustle: 4.5Defense: 26.2Impact: 1.8
4-8 from 3+11 plus/minusonly 24 pts allowed on 53.9 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jay Huff
IND
29
PTS
9
REB
1
AST
+13
+/−
Game Performance
FG13-17 (76.5%)
3PT3-6
FT0-0
TS%85.3%
eFG%85.3%
STL2
BLK2
TOV0
ORTG134
DRTG113
NET+21
76.5% FG9 contested shots+13 plus/minusonly 29 pts allowed on 52.2 possessions
Box Score
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddiq Bey | 31:41 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-10 | 60% | 2-3 | 67% | 6-8 | 75% | 0 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 31:18 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-9 | 56% | 2-4 | 50% | 4-4 | 100% | +8 |
| Derik Queen | 28:06 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | 46% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | -2 |
| Trey Murphy III | 37:37 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7-21 | 33% | 5-14 | 36% | 3-4 | 75% | +1 |
| Zion Williamson | 33:12 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10-12 | 83% | 0-0 | 0% | 7-10 | 70% | +3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Yves Missi | 19:54 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 10:23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Bryce McGowens | 16:25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Jordan Poole | 16:36 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 57% | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| Karlo Matković | 14:48 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| TOTAL | — | 119 | 42 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 41-82 | 50% | 13-31 | 42% | 24-30 | 80% | — |
Micah Peavy —
Trey Alexander —
Kevon Looney —
DeAndre Jordan —
| IND | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Nesmith | 33:00 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5-13 | 39% | 2-8 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | -4 |
| Pascal Siakam | 33:52 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11-22 | 50% | 4-8 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | +11 |
| Johnny Furphy | 28:38 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Jay Huff | 29:15 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13-17 | 77% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Andrew Nembhard | 33:18 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7-13 | 54% | 2-6 | 33% | 3-3 | 100% | +9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Tony Bradley | 18:45 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -5 |
| Jarace Walker | 21:20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2-5 | 40% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Quenton Jackson | 11:28 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-7 | 71% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +8 |
| Ben Sheppard | 14:47 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-4 | 25% | 1-2 | 50% | -1 |
| T.J. McConnell | 15:37 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| TOTAL | — | 127 | 43 | 13 | 37 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 52-101 | 51% | 15-43 | 35% | 8-12 | 67% | — |
Micah Potter —
Kam Jones —
Ethan Thompson —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NOP41/82 (50%)
Paint
27/48 (56%)
Mid
4/10 (40%)
3PT
13/31 (42%)
RA 63%ATB3 42%Paint 40%Corner 3 43%Mid 0%
IND52/101 (51%)
Paint
33/47 (70%)
Mid
10/23 (43%)
3PT
15/43 (35%)
ATB3 32%RA 79%Paint 50%Corner 3 42%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Pascal Siakam
defended Zion Williamson
5.6 min • 6 pts • 75%
Best Defender
Aaron Nesmith
held Jeremiah Fears
4.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jay Huff
vs Saddiq Bey
2.1 min • 7 pts • 100%
| IND Defense | Bryce McGowens | Derik Queen | Jeremiah Fears | Jordan Hawkins | Jordan Poole | Karlo Matković | Saddiq Bey | Trey Murphy III | Yves Missi | Zion Williamson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Nembhard | 1.3m 2pts 100% | 1.1m 2pts 50% | 2.2m 3pts 100% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | 1.7m 6pts 100% | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — | 3.0m 5pts 33% |
| Pascal Siakam | — | 1.3m 7pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 4.3m 6pts 40% | 1.4m 5pts 67% | — | 5.6m 6pts 75% |
| Aaron Nesmith | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 4.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.2m 2pts 100% | 3.4m 3pts 25% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% |
| Johnny Furphy | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 2pts 50% | — | 1.0m 2pts 100% | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | 3.7m 3pts 100% | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% |
| Jay Huff | — | 4.9m 14pts 86% | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 7pts 100% | 1.2m 6pts 100% | 2.2m 2pts 100% | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Tony Bradley | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 2.8m 2pts 33% | — |
| Jarace Walker | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 3pts 50% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Ben Sheppard | 1.1m 4pts 50% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| T.J. McConnell | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 2.4m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quenton Jackson | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.5m 4pts 100% | 1.7m 7pts 60% | 2.8m 4pts 29% | 3.1m 10pts 71% | 3.0m 3pts 33% | 4.7m 4pts 67% | — | — | 2.7m 10pts 63% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = IND leads, negative = NOP leads
IND Largest Lead
16
Q2 8:57
NOP Largest Lead
5
Q1 11:03
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
IND 9-0 run
Q1 11:48 – Q2 2:09
-2 → +4
IND 10-0 run
Q2 4:56 – Q2 6:33
+4 → +11
IND 8-0 run
Q2 7:29 – Q2 8:31
+10 → +15
NOP 8-0 run
Q2 9:12 – Q2 9:58
+13 → +8