⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
+2Q124-23
+1Q223-20
-4Q317-19
+3Q421-16
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their seventeen
Key battles
45%Three-point accuracy18%
6Blocks2
4Steals8
5Points off turnovers9
📊The numbers
| NO | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
