⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36
- Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 24-7 off them
- Went cold from three, three of fifteen
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 11:02 · NO 66-63 MIL
- Winner
David Wesley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Baron Davis.
Q4 0:28 · NO 109-107 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 2:46 · NO 111-107 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 5:24 · NO 17-19 MIL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q4 11:07 · NO 92-98 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Mason Technical Foul
Q1 9:25 · NO 5-4 MIL
📊The numbers
| NO | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
