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Indiana Pacers vs New Orleans Pelicans — 2026-10-21 NBA Game Analysis

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Indiana Pacers 123, New Orleans Pelicans 120. Final.

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FinalSmoothie King Center
Indiana PacersIND123
New Orleans PelicansNOP120
  1. 1st 11:252NOYves Missi makes 1-foot dunk0–2
  2. 1st 11:112INDKelly Oubre Jr. makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)2–2
  3. 1st 10:562NOTrey Murphy III makes alley oop dunk (Zion Williamson assists)2–4
  4. 1st 10:421INDAndrew Nembhard makes free throw 1 of 23–4
  5. 1st 10:421INDAndrew Nembhard makes free throw 2 of 24–4
  6. 1st 10:303NOJeremiah Fears makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)4–7
  7. 1st 10:131INDIvica Zubac makes free throw 1 of 25–7
  8. 1st 10:131INDIvica Zubac makes free throw 2 of 26–7
  9. 1st 10:022NOZion Williamson makes driving layup (Dejounte Murray assists)6–9
  10. 1st 10:021NOZion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 16–10
  11. 1st 9:502INDTyrese Haliburton makes 4-foot two point shot (Andrew Nembhard assists)8–10
  12. 1st 9:391NOJeremiah Fears makes free throw 2 of 28–11
  13. 1st 9:182INDAndrew Nembhard makes 12-foot pullup jump shot10–11
  14. 1st 8:573INDTyrese Haliburton makes 25-foot three pointer13–11
  15. 1st 8:203NODejounte Murray makes 23-foot three point jumper (Yves Missi assists)13–14
  16. 1st 7:512INDIvica Zubac makes running dunk (Kelly Oubre Jr. assists)15–14
  17. 1st 7:142INDTyrese Haliburton makes running layup17–14
  18. 1st 6:562INDAndrew Nembhard makes running layup19–14
  19. 1st 6:561INDAndrew Nembhard makes free throw 1 of 120–14
  20. 1st 6:123INDObi Toppin makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Haliburton assists)23–14
  21. 1st 5:532NOYves Missi makes alley oop dunk (Bennedict Mathurin assists)23–16
  22. 1st 4:552NOBennedict Mathurin makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot23–18
  23. 1st 4:412INDIvica Zubac makes 2-foot hook shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)25–18
  24. 1st 4:031NOBennedict Mathurin makes free throw 1 of 225–19
  25. 1st 4:031NOBennedict Mathurin makes free throw 2 of 225–20
  26. 1st 3:241INDPascal Siakam makes free throw 1 of 226–20
  27. 1st 3:241INDPascal Siakam makes free throw 2 of 227–20
  28. 1st 3:102NOSaddiq Bey makes 12-foot fade away jump shot27–22
  29. 1st 2:551INDAndrew Nembhard makes free throw 2 of 228–22
  30. 1st 2:413NOSaddiq Bey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bennedict Mathurin assists)28–25
  31. 1st 2:192INDPascal Siakam makes tip shot30–25
  32. 1st 1:563INDJarace Walker makes 25-foot running jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists)33–25
  33. 1st 1:361NOJordan Poole makes free throw 1 of 233–26
  34. 1st 1:361NOJordan Poole makes free throw 2 of 233–27
  35. 1st 1:172NOBennedict Mathurin makes 1-foot reverse layup (Derik Queen assists)33–29
  36. 1st 51.91NOJordan Poole makes free throw 1 of 233–30
  37. 1st 51.91NOJordan Poole makes free throw 2 of 233–31
  38. 1st 37.22INDPascal Siakam makes 23-foot jumper (Andrew Nembhard assists)35–31
  39. 1st 16.53INDPascal Siakam makes 26-foot three point jumper (Andrew Nembhard assists)38–31
  40. 2nd 11:392NOHerbert Jones makes two point shot38–33
  41. 2nd 11:112NODejounte Murray makes 8-foot pullup jump shot (Jordan Poole assists)38–35
  42. 2nd 10:031NODerik Queen makes free throw 1 of 238–36
  43. 2nd 10:031NODerik Queen makes free throw 2 of 238–37
  44. 2nd 9:351NOZion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 238–38
  45. 2nd 9:351NOZion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 238–39
  46. 2nd 8:272NODejounte Murray makes 9-foot two point shot38–41
  47. 2nd 8:121NOYves Missi makes free throw 1 of 238–42
  48. 2nd 8:121NOYves Missi makes free throw 2 of 238–43
  49. 2nd 7:293INDObi Toppin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Haliburton assists)41–43
  50. 2nd 6:461NODejounte Murray makes free throw 1 of 241–44
  51. 2nd 6:461NODejounte Murray makes free throw 2 of 241–45
  52. 2nd 6:191INDObi Toppin makes free throw 1 of 242–45
  53. 2nd 5:532INDObi Toppin makes driving layup (Andrew Nembhard assists)44–45
  54. 2nd 5:531INDObi Toppin makes free throw 1 of 145–45
  55. 2nd 5:273INDObi Toppin makes 23-foot running jump shot (Kelly Oubre Jr. assists)48–45
  56. 2nd 4:593NOTrey Murphy III makes 26-foot three point jumper (Yves Missi assists)48–48
  57. 2nd 4:311NOYves Missi makes free throw 1 of 248–49
  58. 2nd 4:112INDPascal Siakam makes 15-foot turnaround jump shot50–49
  59. 2nd 3:542NOYves Missi makes 1-foot dunk (Dejounte Murray assists)50–51
  60. 2nd 3:042NOZion Williamson makes driving layup (Dejounte Murray assists)50–53
  61. 2nd 2:472NODejounte Murray makes running layup (Zion Williamson assists)50–55
  62. 2nd 1:322NOSaddiq Bey makes 12-foot pullup jump shot50–57
  63. 2nd 1:321NOSaddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 150–58
  64. 2nd 1:182INDIvica Zubac makes 5-foot hook shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)52–58
  65. 2nd 58.23NOZion Williamson makes 25-foot three pointer (Trey Murphy III assists)52–61
  66. 2nd 39.32INDPascal Siakam makes driving layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists)54–61
  67. 2nd 30.62NOZion Williamson makes driving layup54–63
  68. 2nd 12.72INDAndrew Nembhard makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)56–63
  69. 2nd 1.43NOZion Williamson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)56–66
  70. 3rd 11:362INDKelly Oubre Jr. makes running layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists)58–66
  71. 3rd 11:122NOJeremiah Fears makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot58–68
  72. 3rd 10:533INDTyrese Haliburton makes 24-foot three pointer61–68
  73. 3rd 10:062NODejounte Murray makes driving layup (Yves Missi assists)61–70
  74. 3rd 9:482INDAndrew Nembhard makes driving layup63–70
  75. 3rd 9:262INDPascal Siakam makes 3-foot layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists)65–70
  76. 3rd 8:162INDPascal Siakam makes 6-foot fade away jump shot (Kelly Oubre Jr. assists)67–70
  77. 3rd 8:032NOZion Williamson makes 2-foot two point shot (Dejounte Murray assists)67–72
  78. 3rd 7:413NODejounte Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)67–75
  79. 3rd 7:182NODejounte Murray makes running layup67–77
  80. 3rd 7:012INDIvica Zubac makes two point shot69–77
  81. 3rd 6:223INDBen Sheppard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarace Walker assists)72–77
  82. 3rd 5:282INDObi Toppin makes dunk (Tyrese Haliburton assists)74–77
  83. 3rd 5:181NOSaddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 274–78
  84. 3rd 5:181NOSaddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 274–79
  85. 3rd 4:261NOBennedict Mathurin makes free throw 1 of 274–80
  86. 3rd 4:261NOBennedict Mathurin makes free throw 2 of 274–81
  87. 3rd 4:102INDIvica Zubac makes layup (Obi Toppin assists)76–81
  88. 3rd 4:013NOTrey Murphy III makes 26-foot three point shot76–84
  89. 3rd 3:083INDObi Toppin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andrew Nembhard assists)79–84
  90. 3rd 2:412INDAndrew Nembhard makes driving layup (Jarace Walker assists)81–84
  91. 3rd 2:122NODerik Queen makes driving layup81–86
  92. 3rd 1:352NOBennedict Mathurin makes two point shot81–88
  93. 3rd 1:092INDQuenton Jackson makes running layup83–88
  94. 3rd 47.02INDObi Toppin makes two point shot (Quenton Jackson assists)85–88
  95. 3rd 36.21NODerik Queen makes free throw 1 of 285–89
  96. 3rd 36.21NODerik Queen makes free throw 2 of 285–90
  97. 3rd 25.71INDPascal Siakam makes free throw 2 of 286–90
  98. 3rd 3.11NODerik Queen makes free throw 1 of 286–91
  99. 3rd 3.11NODerik Queen makes free throw 2 of 286–92
  100. 4th 10:463NOSaddiq Bey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Poole assists)86–95
  101. 4th 10:242INDPascal Siakam makes tip shot88–95
  102. 4th 10:031NOBennedict Mathurin makes free throw 2 of 288–96
  103. 4th 9:312INDTyrese Haliburton makes driving dunk90–96
  104. 4th 9:311INDTyrese Haliburton makes free throw 1 of 191–96
  105. 4th 9:153NOHerbert Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Poole assists)91–99
  106. 4th 8:542INDIvica Zubac makes dunk93–99
  107. 4th 8:342NODerik Queen makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot93–101
  108. 4th 8:181INDTyrese Haliburton makes free throw 1 of 294–101
  109. 4th 8:181INDTyrese Haliburton makes free throw 2 of 295–101
  110. 4th 7:412INDTyrese Haliburton makes driving layup97–101
  111. 4th 7:411INDTyrese Haliburton makes free throw 1 of 198–101
  112. 4th 7:082INDIvica Zubac makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Pascal Siakam assists)100–101
  113. 4th 7:081NOTrey Murphy III makes technical free throw100–102
  114. 4th 6:442NODejounte Murray makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Yves Missi assists)100–104
  115. 4th 6:312INDPascal Siakam makes 3-foot layup (Andrew Nembhard assists)102–104
  116. 4th 6:072INDQuenton Jackson makes running layup (Andrew Nembhard assists)104–104
  117. 4th 5:372INDAndrew Nembhard makes driving layup106–104
  118. 4th 5:061INDAndrew Nembhard makes free throw 1 of 2107–104
  119. 4th 5:061INDAndrew Nembhard makes free throw 2 of 2108–104
  120. 4th 4:481NOJeremiah Fears makes free throw 1 of 2108–105
  121. 4th 4:481NOJeremiah Fears makes free throw 2 of 2108–106
  122. 4th 4:141NOZion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2108–107
  123. 4th 4:141NOZion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2108–108
  124. 4th 4:002INDPascal Siakam makes 8-foot two point shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)110–108
  125. 4th 3:482NODejounte Murray makes 1-foot two point shot110–110
  126. 4th 3:481NODejounte Murray makes free throw 1 of 1110–111
  127. 4th 3:352INDPascal Siakam makes 14-foot pullup jump shot112–111
  128. 4th 3:132NOTrey Murphy III makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot (Yves Missi assists)112–113
  129. 4th 2:502INDPascal Siakam makes 10-foot floating jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists)114–113
  130. 4th 2:322INDPascal Siakam makes layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists)116–113
  131. 4th 2:162NOZion Williamson makes 1-foot two point shot (Dejounte Murray assists)116–115
  132. 4th 2:161NOZion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 1116–116
  133. 4th 2:002INDTyrese Haliburton makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot118–116
  134. 4th 1:402NOYves Missi makes tip in dunk118–118
  135. 4th 1:232INDTyrese Haliburton makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot120–118
  136. 4th 1:231INDTyrese Haliburton makes free throw 1 of 1121–118
  137. 4th 1:112NOYves Missi makes dunk (Jeremiah Fears assists)121–120
  138. 4th 45.71INDQuenton Jackson makes free throw 1 of 2122–120
  139. 4th 45.71INDQuenton Jackson makes free throw 2 of 2123–120

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Game recap

Regular season. Final. Quarters: Indiana Pacers 38, 18, 30, 37; New Orleans Pelicans 31, 35, 26, 28.

Pascal Siakam 30 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists. Tyrese Haliburton 23 points, 2 rebounds, 12 assists. Obi Toppin 20 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists

Dejounte Murray 23 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists. Zion Williamson 22 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists. Yves Missi 13 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists

Sources: ESPN NBA scoreboard · ESPN WNBA scoreboard

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Indiana Pacers vs New Orleans Pelicans — NBA Game Analysis

Indiana Pacers defeated New Orleans Pelicans 123–120, a 3-point margin. Indiana Pacers shot 52% from the field, compared with 43% from the field for New Orleans Pelicans. New Orleans Pelicans shot 33% from three-point range, compared with 30% from three-point range for Indiana Pacers. New Orleans Pelicans led the rebounding count, 49 to 43. Indiana Pacers committed fewer turnovers, 13 to 14.

Analysis based on ESPN’s recorded final score and available box-score statistics.

Team stats

StatIndiana PacersNew Orleans Pelicans
FG47-9038-89
Field Goal %5243
3PT9-3010-30
Three Point %3033
FT20-2934-37
Free Throw %6992
Rebounds4349
Offensive Rebounds914
Defensive Rebounds3435
Assists2923
Steals911
Blocks46
Turnovers1314
Total Turnovers1315
Fast Break Points2710
Points in Paint6448

Leaders

  • PointsDejounte Murray · NO · 23
  • AssistsDejounte Murray · NO · 7
  • ReboundsYves Missi · NO · 14
  • PointsPascal Siakam · IND · 30
  • AssistsTyrese Haliburton · IND · 12
  • ReboundsIvica Zubac · IND · 15

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