Game ID: 22400138
Indiana Pacers @ New Orleans Pelicans
Friday, November 1, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NOP 35 27 33 30 125IND 35 27 27 29 118
IND @ NOP ScoutingIND @ NOP Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
NOP availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NOP availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's restOUT Jemison III missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
NOP availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jemison III missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
NEW Hawkins 24 to 30 min over the last 3
NOP availability going into 10/30 · back-to-backOUT Murray missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jemison III missed 4 since 10/23, returns tonight: 1 min (13% of 10)
NEW Hawkins 24 to 29 min over the last 4
NOP availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 4 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Matković missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Reeves missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Jemison III back 10/30 after 4, 1 min since (13% of 10)
NEW Hawkins 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT McCollum missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 5 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Matković missed 3 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Reeves missed 3 since 10/29, returns tonight: 4 min (23% of 15)
BACK Jemison III back 10/30 after 4, 1 min since (13% of 10)
NEW Hawkins 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 11/04 · back-to-backOUT McCollum missed 3 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 6 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 3 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Matković missed 4 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Reeves back 11/03 after 3, 4 min since (23% of 15)
BACK Jemison III back 10/30 after 4, 2 min since (24% of 10)
NEW Hawkins 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT McCollum missed 4 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 7 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 4 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Williamson missed 2 since 11/03, returns tonight: 29 min (102% of 29)
OUT Matković missed 5 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Reeves back 11/03 after 3, 3 min since (18% of 15)
BACK Jemison III back 10/30 after 4, 2 min since (22% of 10)
NEW Alvarado 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Hawkins 24 to 33 min over the last 4
NOP availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT McCollum missed 5 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 8 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 5 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Matković missed 6 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Williamson back 11/06 after 2, 29 min since (102% of 29)
BACK Reeves back 11/03 after 3, 3 min since (18% of 15)
BACK Jemison III back 10/30 after 4, 2 min since (22% of 10)
NEW Alvarado 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Hawkins 24 to 31 min over the last 4
IND availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
IND availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's rest
full strength
IND availability going into 10/28 · back-to-back
full strength
IND availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Que. Jackson missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
IND availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Que. Jackson missed 3 since 10/27, out tonight
IND availability going into 11/04 · 2 days' restOUT Que. Jackson missed 4 since 10/27, out tonight
IND availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Que. Jackson missed 5 since 10/27, out tonight
IND availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Nesmith missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 6 since 10/27, returns tonight: 20 min (146% of 14)
IND availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Nesmith missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Que. Jackson back 11/08 after 6, 20 min since (146% of 14)
NEW Mathurin 27 to 35 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 113, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Ingram at 22 and McCollum at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Murray (4 straight), Matković (2 straight), Reeves (2 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Siakam at 21 and Mathurin at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 113 a night to Indiana's 120. Call it New Orleans 114, Indiana 113, Indiana keeping it close.
10/25 @ POR 105-103 — NOP notes
NOP won 105-103. NOP shot 42% (36 of 86) to POR's 41%, 12 of 32 from three, and went to the line 31 times to POR's 20 — 21 points from the stripe to their 16. NOP turned it over 14 times to POR's 19. Hawkins led with 24 (8 of 12, 4 of 7 from three); Ingram added 21, McCollum 20. The hinge was Q4, 30-19: NOP came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 2. NOP trailed 37-47 at the half and won the second half 68-56. Theis was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
10/27 @ POR 103-125 — NOP notes
NOP lost 103-125. NOP shot 43% (38 of 88) to POR's 46%, 8 of 29 from three, and got to the line 24 times to POR's 32. The glass went 39-51 against them. McCollum led with 27 (10 of 21, 3 of 10 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Hawkins added 17, Ingram 14. Q1 was theirs, 25-26, but the other 3 periods went 99-78 against them. McCollum's -29 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/29 @ GSW 106-124 — NOP notes
NOP lost 106-124. NOP shot 54% (40 of 74) to GSW's 47%, 9 of 22 from three, and went to the line 24 times to GSW's 13 — 17 points from the stripe to their 11. NOP turned it over 23 times to GSW's 7, and GSW turned those into 15 steals. The glass went 44-34 for them. Williamson led with 31 (12 of 19, 6 of 8 at the line); Ingram added 30. Q1 was theirs, 31-14, but the other 3 periods went 110-75 against them. They led by as many as 20. Green's -19 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/30 @ GSW 89-104 — NOP notes
NOP lost 89-104. NOP shot 37% (33 of 90) to GSW's 47%, 11 of 36 from three, and went to the line 20 times to GSW's 13 — 12 points from the stripe to their 9. Hawkins led with 23 (9 of 21, 4 of 14 from three); Alvarado added 16, Ingram 14. Q2 was theirs, 24-20, the deficit cut from 8 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 84-65 against them. Alvarado's -18 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/01 vs IND 125-118 — NOP notes
NOP won 125-118. NOP shot 49% (49 of 101) to IND's 52%, 12 of 31 from three, and went to the line 19 times to IND's 13 — 15 points from the stripe to their 10. NOP turned it over 6 times to IND's 14. Williamson led with 34 (14 of 20, 5 of 8 at the line); Ingram added 26, Hawkins 23. The hinge was Q3, 33-27: from level to 6 ahead. Williamson was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/03 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Williamson at 21 and Ingram at 21 a game. Without McCollum (2 straight), Murray (5 straight), Jones (2 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 125, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Young at 27 and Johnson at 17 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Daniels (2 straight), Hunter (4 straight), Bogdanović (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 115 a night to Atlanta's 125 and the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-2 a night and Atlanta minus-4. Call it New Orleans 117, Atlanta 114, Atlanta keeping it close.
11/04 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Ingram at 23 and Williamson at 23 a game. Without McCollum (3 straight), Murray (6 straight), Jones (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 112, shooting 42 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Simons at 19 and Grant at 16 a game. Without Sharpe (7 straight), Thybulle (7 straight), Williams III (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Portland allowing 112 a night to New Orleans's 119. Call it Portland 112, New Orleans 111, New Orleans keeping it close.
11/06 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Ingram at 26 and Williamson at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without McCollum (4 straight), Murray (7 straight), Jones (4 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 110, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 16 free throws a game; Garland at 24 and Mitchell at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without LeVert (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 110 a night to New Orleans's 118 and the turnovers, New Orleans giving it away 15 times a game to Cleveland's 11. Call it Cleveland 117, New Orleans 110.
11/08 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 98 a night and allowing 110, shooting 41 percent and 23 from three, 23 free throws a game; Suggs at 18 and Wagner at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Banchero (4 straight), Carter Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Williamson at 25 and Ingram at 24 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without McCollum (5 straight), Murray (8 straight), Jones (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, New Orleans at 37 percent from three to Orlando's 23 and the defense, Orlando allowing 110 a night to New Orleans's 119. Call it Orlando 111, New Orleans 109, New Orleans keeping it close.
10/25 @ NYK 98-123 — IND notes
IND lost 98-123. IND shot 49% (41 of 83) to NYK's 52%, 3 of 30 from three, and got to the line 20 times to NYK's 29. The glass went 33-43 against them. Mathurin led with 20 (8 of 13, 2 of 5 from three); Turner added 13, Siakam 12. Q4 was theirs, 34-28, the deficit cut from 31 to 25, but the other 3 periods went 95-64 against them. Haliburton's -23 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/27 vs PHI 114-118 — IND notes
IND lost 114-118 in 1 overtime. IND shot 46% (39 of 84) to PHI's 43%, 13 of 32 from three. The glass went 37-54 against them. Haliburton led with 22 (8 of 18, 4 of 9 from three); Siakam added 17, Toppin 15. Q2 was theirs, 35-24, turning a 5-point deficit into a 6-point lead, but the other 4 periods went 94-79 against them.
10/28 @ ORL 115-119 — IND notes
IND lost 115-119. IND shot 47% (41 of 88) to ORL's 47%, 13 of 29 from three, and got to the line 30 times to ORL's 38. Siakam led with 26 (10 of 18, 2 of 5 from three); Haliburton added 19, Toppin 14. Q3 was theirs, 39-22, turning a 12-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 97-76 against them. Nesmith's -10 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/30 vs BOS 135-132 — IND notes
IND won 135-132 in 1 overtime. IND shot 48% (50 of 104) to BOS's 40%, 15 of 38 from three, and got to the line 24 times to BOS's 31. Mathurin led with 30 (9 of 17, 2 of 5 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Siakam added 29, Toppin 18. The hinge was Q2, 32-26: a lead of 4 became 10, and the lead reached 24.
11/01 @ NOP 118-125 — IND notes
IND lost 118-125. IND shot 52% (46 of 89) to NOP's 49%, 16 of 38 from three, and got to the line 13 times to NOP's 19. IND turned it over 14 times to NOP's 6, and NOP turned those into 8 steals. Sheppard led with 20 (7 of 12, 6 of 11 from three); Mathurin added 19, Siakam 16. Q1 was theirs, 35-35, but the other 3 periods went 90-83 against them. They led by as many as 13. Haliburton's -19 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/04 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Dončić at 28 and Irving at 25 a game. Without Kleber (4 straight), Edwards (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 123, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Siakam at 20 and Mathurin at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the defense, Dallas allowing 105 a night to Indiana's 123 and the turnovers, Indiana giving it away 16 times a game to Dallas's 12. Call it Dallas 116, Indiana 110.
11/06 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 124, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Haliburton at 19 a game. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 109, shooting 40 percent and 25 from three, 26 free throws a game; Suggs at 20 and Wagner at 13 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Banchero (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the arc, Indiana at 41 percent from three to Orlando's 25 and the defense, Orlando allowing 109 a night to Indiana's 124. Call it Indiana 116, Orlando 112, Orlando keeping it close.
11/08 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 16 free throws a game; Ball at 26 and Miller at 15 a game. Without Micić (5 straight), Richards (3 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 123, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Mathurin at 18 a game. Without Nesmith (2 straight), Isa. Jackson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Indiana at 42 percent from three to Charlotte's 36 and the line, where Indiana takes 23 free throws a game to Charlotte's 16. Call it Indiana 118, Charlotte 117, Charlotte keeping it close.
11/10 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Mathurin at 21 a game. Without Nesmith (3 straight), Isa. Jackson (3 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 42 from three, 17 free throws a game; Towns at 30 and Brunson at 25 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 106 a night to Indiana's 120. Call it New York 115, Indiana 113, Indiana keeping it close.
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
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
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
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.