The road trip ended in a bummer for the Indiana Pacers, falling late to the New Orleans Pelicans to finish out their West Coast swing 2-3. Neither team had much success in limiting the other’s offense except for a putrid third quarter in which New Orleans crawled to a decisive 22-17 quarter victory.
That quarter made up nearly the entire final score, with the Pacers outscoring New Orleans 96-95 across the other three quarters. Indiana led 62-61 at halftime, a high scoring but ugly affair, only to see the offense drop through the floor in the third.