⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
-12Q118-27
+6Q226-20
-5Q316-19
+8Q427-17
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to seven
Key battles
8Threes made2
42%Three-point accuracy22%
15Offensive rebounds7
6Blocks2
📊The numbers
| LAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 14 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
