Indiana Pacers @ New Orleans Pelicans
Friday, November 1, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA | Game ID: 22400138
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NOP 35 27 33 30 125IND 35 27 27 29 118
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Zion Williamson has 34 points and 10 assists to lead Pelicans past Pacers, 125-118
NEW ORLEANS -- — Zion Williamson had 34 points and 10 assists, Brandon Ingram added 26 points and the New Orleans Pelicans snapped a three-game skid with a 125-118 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.
Jordan Hawkins scored 23 points for New Orleans and reserve Brandon Boston Jr . added 14 points.
Ben Sheppard hit six 3-pointers and scored 20 points for Indiana, which led by 13 points in the first half but lost two players to injuries.
Nesmith was leading the Pacers with 12 points when he left with a left ankle sprain in the first half. Center Isaiah Jackson , who had six points and eight rebounds, was helped off the court with an apparent right leg injury in the fourth quarter.
Bennedict Mathurin scored 19 points for Indiana. Pascal Siakam had 16 points, and Tyrese Haliburton had 11 points and 11 assists.
Takeaways Pacers: Injuries appeared to take their toll when the Pacers struggled to match the host Pelicans' energy in the fourth quarter.
Pelicans: Spot starters and reserves provided needed production. Jose Alvarado scored 12 points and rookie center Yves Missi had 10 rebounds to go with a block and four points, highlighted by a thunderous dunk over Myles Turner .
Key moment Siakam was called for offensive foul, wiping out a fast-break basket for the lead, and coach Rick Carlisle was called for a technical foul. Ingram made the technical free throw and hit a jumper after that to give New Orleans a 109-105 lead with 4:51 to go.
Key stat New Orleans converted 14 Indiana turnovers into 21 points and 15 offensive rebounds into 14 second-chance points.
Up next The Pacers visit Dallas on Monday night. The Pelicans host Atlanta on Sunday night.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
INDAN A. Nesmith
BM B. Mathurin
BS B. Sheppard
IJ I. Jackson
JW J. Walker
MT M. Turner
OT O. Toppin
PS P. Siakam
TH T. Haliburton
TM T. McConnell
NOPBB B. Boston
BI B. Ingram
BJ Boston Jr.
DT D. Theis
JA J. Alvarado
JC J. Cain
JG J. Green
JH J. Hawkins
JR J. Robinson-Earl
YM Y. Missi
ZW Z. Williamson
IND/NOP the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur