⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their fourteen- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen
- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the fourth quarter
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 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.
Bucks
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q1 7:05 · MIL 21-8 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Ollie Lost Ball. Stolen by Baron Davis.
Q4 3:02 · MIL 83-88 NO
- Turnover
Ray Allen Bad Pass
Q4 0:11 · MIL 88-94 NO
- Missed FT
Michael Redd missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:00 · MIL 88-94 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q3 7:45 · MIL 61-54 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q4 10:15 · MIL 78-84 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Baron Davis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:02 · MIL 83-89 NO
- Missed FT
Elden Campbell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:21 · MIL 85-91 NO
📊The numbers
| MIL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 61% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
