⏱️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
▲ NO better than we expected
+5Q124-20
-6Q223-29
-1Q320-22
-3Q427-28
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 27- Gave up second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to their twelve
Key battles
3Blocks8
15Free throws made26
21Offensive rebounds12
17Points off turnovers10
📊The numbers
| NO | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
