⏱️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
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their fourteen- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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 took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 11:07 · NO 11-4 MIL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q3 11:10 · NO 65-60 MIL
- Winner
Jamal Mashburn made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Baron Davis.
Q4 0:12 · NO 101-100 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Mashburn missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:24 · NO 95-96 MIL
- Turnover
Jamal Mashburn Lost Ball. Stolen by Desmond Mason.
Q4 0:54 · NO 98-96 MIL
- Missed FT
Jamal Mashburn missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:34 · NO 99-98 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- Lead
Desmond Mason made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:38 · NO 95-96 MIL
- Ties it
Brian Skinner made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Damon Jones.
Q4 0:43 · NO 98-98 MIL
- Go-ahead
Michael Redd made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Damon Jones.
Q4 0:22 · NO 99-100 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
