⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 13 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
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 29- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 30-15 off them
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Elden Campbell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:37 · NO 93-93 CHI
- Missed FT
George Lynch missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:35 · NO 104-101 CHI
- Missed FT
Baron Davis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:20 · NO 109-106 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Rose Offensive Foul
Q4 4:22 · NO 94-93 CHI
- Turnover
Jalen Rose Bad Pass. Stolen by Baron Davis.
Q4 0:21 · NO 109-106 CHI
- Turnover
Travis Best Lost Ball. Stolen by Jamal Mashburn.
Q4 0:03 · NO 112-106 CHI
📊The numbers
| NO | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
