⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 23-13 off them
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 8:08 · LAL 16-6 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 29
Q4 11:45 · LAL 83-54 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
