⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20 in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 9:48 · NO 12-4 WSH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20
Q3 7:31 · NO 79-59 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 26
Q4 7:22 · NO 106-80 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 3:26 · NO 22-27 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q4 10:12 · NO 97-80 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Christian Laettner Technical Foul
Q2 7:26 · NO 34-37 WSH
📊The numbers
| NO | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
