| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana Pacers | 38 | 18 | 30 | 37 | 123 |
 New Orleans Pelicans | 31 | 35 | 26 | 28 | 120 |
Tyrese Haliburton had 23 points and 12 assists, and the Indiana Pacers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 123-120 in the season opener for both teams at Smoothie King Center.
Haliburton’s 12-foot floater put the Pacers ahead for good with 1:23 left in the fourth quarter.
The Pelicans got within 121-120 on Yves Missi’s dunk with 1:11 to play, but Quenton Jackson answered with two free throws.
Pascal Siakam had 30 points and eight rebounds.
For the Pelicans, Dejounte Murray had 23 points, seven assists and three blocks. Missi had 13 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks.
Indiana PacersNew Orleans PelicansPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
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Indiana Pacers123| 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 13-23 | 1-3 | 3-8 | +6 | 35:17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +0.5 | |
| 18 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6-10 | 0-3 | 6-7 | +9 | 33:40 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +2.6 | |
| 16 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 2-4 | +11 | 33:38 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | +1.0 | |
| 23 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8-15 | 2-6 | 5-5 | −4 | 33:32 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +6.7 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | +8 | 27:44 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −4.9 | |
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| 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7-12 | 4-9 | 2-3 | +3 | 24:42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +5.8 | |
| 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | −5 | 18:31 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | −8.2 | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 15:32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4.8 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | −2 | 12:10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −3.3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | −11 | 5:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2.9 | |
| Team | 123 | 43 | 9 | 29 | 47-9052.2% | 9-3030.0% | 20-2969.0% | 240 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 26 | ||
Did not play: Johnny Furphy, T.J. McConnell and Aaron Nesmith (inactive - injury/illness); Jay Huff, Jalen Slawson and Kobe Brown (coach’s decision); Braden Smith (inactive - g league - two-way).
New Orleans Pelicans120| 23 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9-18 | 2-5 | 3-3 | −6 | 34:21 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | +3.8 | |
| 22 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7-16 | 2-4 | 6-6 | +1 | 32:08 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +0.4 | |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 1-1 | −8 | 31:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −5.5 | |
| 13 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | −7 | 29:55 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +12.6 | |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2-10 | 1-5 | 3-4 | −12 | 20:56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −7.5 | |
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| 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 3-3 | +1 | 23:37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | −2.9 | |
| 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6-6 | +4 | 18:05 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +4.1 | |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 5-6 | −5 | 17:52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +1.1 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +5 | 16:54 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −2.6 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 4-4 | +12 | 14:39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3.4 | |
| Team | 120 | 49 | 14 | 23 | 38-8942.7% | 10-3033.3% | 34-3791.9% | 240 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 24 | ||
Did not play: Trendon Watford, AJ Johnson, DeAndre Jordan, Karlo Matković and Bryce McGowens (coach’s decision); Malik Dia, Jaron Pierre Jr. and Julian Reese (inactive - g league - two-way).
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
The Pacers won on shot making (+16.5) and fewer turnovers (+2.1). The Pelicans’ edges: free throws (+10.3) and offensive rebounds (+5.3).
Points from the Pacers’ side. Shooting is the difference in points per shot on the average number of shots; each turnover is a shot not taken and each offensive rebound a shot more, at the average points per shot; free throws are their points less the shots the trips used (0.44 of a shot each). Shot quality: what an average shooter scores on the same shots (same spot, same kind of shot); shot making: the rest.
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. The Pacers’ chance bottomed out at 13% (4th quarter, 10:26 left).
103 points from the field on 90 shots: 2.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 24-33 | 72.7% | 67% |
| In the paint | 9-17 | 52.9% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 5-10 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-8 | 25.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-22 | 31.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 29 | 6 | 3-7 | −4 |
| Saddiq Bey | 18 | 4 | 2-2 | −2 |
| Trey Murphy III | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 5 | 4 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 12 | 5-10 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dejounte Murray | 26 | 2 | 1-4 |
| Herbert Jones | 14 | 2 | 1-2 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 8 | 6 | 2-4 |
| Trey Murphy III | 7 | 2 | 1-1 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 11 | 3-4 |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derik Queen | 13 | 3 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Zion Williamson | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Saddiq Bey | 9 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Trey Murphy III | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 12 | 4-7 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 54 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.
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = IND leads
NOP Largest Lead
10
Q2 0:01
IND Largest Lead
9
Q1 6:12
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
IND 10-0 run
Q1 7:51 – Q1 6:12
+1 → -9
NOP 12-0 run
Q2 11:39 – Q2 8:12
-7 → +5
NOP 9-0 run
Q2 3:54 – Q2 1:32
-1 → +8
IND 8-0 run
Q4 6:31 – Q4 5:06
+4 → -4
