⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of seventeen from three
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 5-point lead to 15
Q2 11:22 · NO 31-16 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 4:01 · NO 92-78 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Brevin Knight Technical Foul
Q4 7:48 · NO 81-65 WSH
📊The numbers
| NO | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
