⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 26 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 30
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q2 5:09 · NO 57-37 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Robert Traylor Technical Foul
Q3 3:28 · NO 79-59 MIL
- Missed FT
Baron Davis missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q3 3:28 · NO 79-59 MIL
- Missed FT
Baron Davis missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q3 3:28 · NO 79-59 MIL

Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Desmond Mason Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 3:28 · NO 79-59 MIL
- Missed FT
Michael Redd missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 3:28 · NO 79-59 MIL
📊The numbers
| NO | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 32 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |








