⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 33
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 3:41 · LAL 84-64 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant Technical Foul
Q3 9:10 · LAL 62-53 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:03 · LAL 0-9 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamaal Magloire Technical Foul
Q1 4:35 · LAL 11-22 NO
📊The numbers
| LAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 30 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
