⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
-3Q129-30
-5Q223-27
+6Q321-15
+6Q426-21
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 22- Made three threes to their nine
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their nine, and were outscored 21-13 off them
Key battles
3Threes made9
19Turnovers9
52Rebounds29
5Steals10
📊The numbers
| NO | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 29 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
