Indiana Pacers vs New Orleans Pelicans: player stats (Oct 21, 2026)

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Game leaders

NOP

Points
Indiana Pacers: Pascal Siakam30 PTS13-23 FG, 1-3 3P, 3-8 FT
New Orleans Pelicans: Dejounte Murray23 PTS9-18 FG, 2-5 3P, 3-3 FT
Rebounds
Indiana Pacers: Ivica Zubac14 REB4 OREB, 10 DREB
New Orleans Pelicans: Yves Missi14 REB7 OREB, 7 DREB
Assists
Indiana Pacers: Tyrese Haliburton12 AST23 PTS, 3 TOV
New Orleans Pelicans: Dejounte Murray7 AST23 PTS, 4 TOV

The Indiana Pacers got past the New Orleans Pelicans 123-120 on October 21, 2026 at Smoothie King Center. Dejounte Murray scored 23 for the New Orleans Pelicans, while Pascal Siakam had 30 for the Indiana Pacers.

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How it happened

FinalIndiana beat New Orleans 123-120. Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 30 points, and Indiana shot 47-90 from the field.
Q4 2:32Pascal Siakam hits a shot in the fourth quarter to reach 30 points, going 13-of-22 from the field with 7 rebounds as Indiana leads New Orleans 116-113 with 2:32 left.
Q4 2:50Siakam hits a 10-foot floating jumper off a Nembhard assist to put Indiana ahead 114-113 with 2:50 left in the fourth. Siakam leads the Pacers with 28 points.
Q4 3:13Trey Murphy III hits a 14-foot driving floater with Yves Missi's assist to put New Orleans ahead 113-112 with 3:13 left in the fourth. The Pelicans have made 33-of-36 free throws, while Indiana trails on 43-of-83 shooting.
Q4 3:35Pascal Siakam's 14-foot pullup gives Indiana a 112-111 lead with 3:35 left in the fourth, its first lead since the opening quarter. Siakam has 26 points on the night, and the Pacers are 7-of-24 from three.
Q4 3:48Dejounte Murray's free throw with 3:48 left puts New Orleans ahead 111-110 over Indiana in the fourth quarter. The Pelicans have hit 33 of 36 free throws, the number that has kept them in front.

Indiana Pacers box score
Indiana Pacers
Pascal SiakamF	35:17	30	8	1	13-23	1-3	3-8	1	0	2	3	+6
Andrew NembhardG-F	33:40	18	2	9	6-10	0-3	6-7	1	0	2	4	+9
Ivica ZubacC	33:38	16	14	0	7-12	0-0	2-4	0	2	0	5	+11
Tyrese HaliburtonG	33:31	23	2	12	8-15	2-6	5-5	1	0	3	0	-4
Kelly Oubre Jr.F	27:44	4	2	3	2-5	0-3	0-0	1	1	1	3	+8
Obi ToppinF	24:42	20	3	1	7-12	4-9	2-3	2	0	0	3	+3
Jarace WalkerF	18:31	3	6	2	1-6	1-3	0-0	0	1	4	2	-5
Quenton JacksonG	15:31	6	4	1	2-3	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	0	0
Ben SheppardG	12:10	3	1	0	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	4	-2
Larry Nance Jr.F	5:14	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	2	-11
Team	240	123	42	29	47-90	9-30	20-29	9	4	12	26

DNP: Kobe Brown, Jay Huff, Jalen Slawson

New Orleans Pelicans box score
New Orleans Pelicans
Dejounte MurrayG	34:21	23	3	7	9-18	2-5	3-3	2	3	4	2	-6
Zion WilliamsonF	32:08	22	4	3	7-16	2-4	6-6	3	0	3	3	+1
Trey Murphy IIIF	31:33	11	4	1	4-11	2-5	1-1	0	0	0	2	-8
Yves MissiC	29:55	13	14	5	5-6	0-0	3-4	1	3	1	3	-7
Jeremiah FearsG	20:56	8	3	1	2-10	1-5	3-4	0	0	1	3	-12
Saddiq BeyF	23:37	13	5	0	4-9	2-4	3-3	0	0	2	1	+1
Derik QueenC	18:05	10	10	1	2-4	0-0	6-6	2	0	1	3	+4
Bennedict MathurinG-F	17:52	11	3	2	3-7	0-3	5-6	1	0	0	3	-5
Herbert JonesF	16:54	5	2	0	2-4	1-1	0-0	1	0	1	3	+5
Jordan PooleG	14:39	4	2	3	0-4	0-3	4-4	0	0	1	1	+12
Team	240	120	50	23	38-89	10-30	34-37	10	6	14	24

DNP: Trendon Watford, Bryce McGowens, Karlo Matkovic, AJ Johnson, DeAndre Jordan

Team stats

Team stats: Indiana Pacers and New Orleans Pelicans
IND	Stat	NOP
52.2%(better)47-90	Field-goal percentage	42.7%38-89
30.0%9-30	Three-point percentage	33.3%(better)10-30
69.0%20-29	Free-throw percentage	91.9%(better)34-37
42	Rebounds	50(better)
9	Offensive rebounds	15(better)
33	Defensive rebounds	35(better)
29(better)	Assists	23
9	Steals	10(better)
4	Blocks	6(better)
12(better)	Turnovers	14
26	Personal fouls	24(better)
32	Bench points	43(better)

Team advanced
IND	Stat	NOP
105.0	Pace	105.0
117.1(better)	Off. rating	114.3
114.3(better)	Def. rating	117.1
2.9(better)	Net rating	-2.9
59.8(better)	TS%	57.0
57.2(better)	eFG%	48.3
10.5(better)	TOV%	11.7
20.5	OREB%	31.3(better)
0.322	FT rate	0.416(better)
33.3	3PA rate	33.7(better)

Recap

Pascal Siakam scored 30 points and Tyrese Haliburton hit a go-ahead floater with 1:23 left as the Indiana Pacers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 123-120 on Wednesday, October 21.

Siakam made 13 of 23 shots and grabbed eight rebounds. In the final four minutes he hit an 8-footer, a 14-foot pullup, a 10-foot floater and a layup while New Orleans kept answering.

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