โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
โฒ NO better than we expected
โผ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 6
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 0:31 ยท NO 37-26 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 4:58 ยท NO 55-37 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 38
Q3 1:29 ยท NO 96-58 CHI
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Elden Campbell Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q1 6:49 ยท NO 13-8 CHI
- Missed FT
Bryce Drew missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 6:34 ยท NO 41-33 CHI

Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 37-point deficit to 28
Q4 4:23 ยท NO 107-79 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 22
Q4 1:26 ยท NO 111-89 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Ollie missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 7:02 ยท NO 13-8 CHI
- Missed FT
Ron Artest missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q1 6:49 ยท NO 13-8 CHI
- Technical
Technical Foul
Q1 3:09 ยท NO 20-18 CHI
๐The numbers
| NO | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |









