⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 42
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 4:50 · NO 22-14 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Stacey Augmon Technical Foul
Q4 1:13 · NO 91-79 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q3 1:08 · NO 72-66 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Bob Sura Technical Foul
Q4 10:18 · NO 75-66 DET
📊The numbers
| NO | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 13 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
