Running a bench unit with Justin Holiday for the entire fourth quarter very nearly paid off for Nate Bjorkgren and the Indiana Pacers, falling a point shy of what would have been an 18-point comeback. The Pacers outscored the New Orleans Pelicans 38-28 in the fourth, hitting 10 threes in the process, but couldn’t seal the deal thanks to some timely big plays late from the Pelicans.
The Pacers entered the fourth quarter down 11, outscoring New Orleans 12-5 to end the third. The injection of life came from Justin Holiday, who hit back-to-back threes to slice into the 18-point lead the Pelicans had methodically built, then hitting another, then capping the quarter with a buzzer-beating Plinko three from Goga Bitadze.