⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
+6Q125-19
-7Q216-26
+15Q326-13
-8Q418-28
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 30- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their nine, and were outscored 24-13 off them
Key battles
9Steals4
24Points off turnovers13
9Turnovers17
5Offensive rebounds9
📊The numbers
| CHI | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
