⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
-1Q129-28
+1Q228-25
-5Q316-19
+5Q420-15
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their nine
Key battles
9Offensive rebounds20
25%Three-point accuracy46%
8Blocks3
3Threes made6
📊The numbers
| LAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 18 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
