⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
-21Q119-39
-7Q214-21
-16Q318-32
0Q417-19
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37
Key battles
0Fast break points10
20%Three-point accuracy55%
5Steals12
30%Shooting from the field51%
📊The numbers
| NY | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 30% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 15 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
