⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 1 point worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 33
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
Jamaal Magloire missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q3 3:32 · NO 71-63 NY
- Turnover
Jamaal Magloire Lost Ball. Stolen by Charlie Ward.
Q4 1:25 · NO 96-89 NY
- Missed FT
Kenny Anderson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:17 · NO 96-92 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kurt Thomas Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 3:32 · NO 71-63 NY
- Turnover
Allan Houston Bad Pass. Stolen by Baron Davis.
Q4 3:06 · NO 94-87 NY
- Missed FT
Charlie Ward missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:23 · NO 96-89 NY
📊The numbers
| NO | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
