⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 8 points ahead of 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
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q2 3:01 · LAC 48-60 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Mashburn missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:15 · LAC 102-109 NO
- Missed FT
Kenny Anderson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:06 · LAC 104-111 NO
📊The numbers
| LAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 8 |
