⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
+10Q129-23
-15Q219-32
0Q321-19
-3Q413-16
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to nine
Key battles
9Offensive rebounds17
3Blocks7
8Threes made4
42%Three-point accuracy31%
📊The numbers
| NO | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
