The makeshift rotation apparently needed a few minutes to warm the engines.
The New Orleans Pelicans trailed the Indiana Pacers 16-6 midway through the first quarter. Everything was out of sorts for a starting lineup that was without Brandon Ingram, Zion Williamson and Herb Jones. The players on the floor were missing some shots badly and the team collected a quick five turnovers.
Then everything changed in an instant.
Led by their Second Line again, the Pelicans capped off the first on a 15-0 run. The team proceeded to keep the pedal to the metal.