⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Wizards 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 stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 2:08 · NO 28-18 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Elden Campbell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:14 · NO 96-88 WSH
- Turnover
Jamal Mashburn Out of Bounds
Q4 0:01 · NO 97-91 WSH

Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyrone Nesby missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 7:56 · NO 34-20 WSH
📊The numbers
| NO | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |








