⏱️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
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good 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 cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 2:19 · NO 20-21 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 0:27 · NO 50-40 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 10:12 · NO 78-69 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Mashburn Bad Pass. Stolen by Kobe Bryant.
Q4 3:58 · NO 87-84 LAL
- Turnover
P.J. Brown Bad Pass. Stolen by Robert Horry.
Q4 3:42 · NO 87-84 LAL
- Missed FT
P.J. Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:05 · NO 91-89 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 7:21 · NO 54-52 LAL
- Ties it
Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:39 · NO 92-92 LAL
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant made Jumper.
Q4 0:00 · NO 94-94 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Offensive Foul
Q4 3:55 · NO 87-84 LAL
- Turnover
Rick Fox Bad Pass. Stolen by Baron Davis.
Q4 1:45 · NO 92-89 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Traveling
Q4 1:02 · NO 92-89 LAL
📊The numbers
| NO | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
