⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 10 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
▲ WSH better than we expected
+5Q127-18
-15Q219-33
+1Q330-31
+11Q433-22
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 34-16 off them- Lost the glass, 30 rebounds to 45
Key battles
10Turnovers23
13Steals5
34Points off turnovers16
2Fast break points4
📊The numbers
| WSH | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 34 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
