⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 10:34 · NO 29-34 DET
- Winner
Jamaal Magloire made 10 ft Jumper.
Q4 0:00 · NO 82-81 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamaal Magloire missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:02 · NO 80-78 DET
- Turnover
Jamaal Magloire Offensive Foul
Q4 0:57 · NO 80-78 DET
- Turnover
Jamaal Magloire Foul
Q4 0:57 · NO 80-78 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 5:13 · NO 17-24 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 1:08 · NO 21-34 DET
- Go-ahead
Chauncey Billups made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.
Q4 0:17 · NO 80-81 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton Lost Ball. Stolen by David Wesley.
Q4 3:35 · NO 79-76 DET
📊The numbers
| NO | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
