โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ NO better than we expected
โผ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their fourteen
Key battles
๐Good 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 stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 6:43 ยท NO 93-75 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 1:31 ยท NO 78-66 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Evan Eschmeyer Technical Foul
Q2 6:46 ยท NO 49-33 GS
- Missed FT
Mike Dunleavy missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 10:08 ยท NO 63-50 GS
๐The numbers
| NO | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |









