⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
+7Q132-26
+7Q226-23
-8Q325-37
-14Q418-32
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their eighteen- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 23-9 off them
Key battles
9Points off turnovers23
7Threes made3
14Free throws made25
13Turnovers7
📊The numbers
| LAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
