⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 20-9 off them- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 23
Q3 0:43 · NO 64-87 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q4 4:28 · NO 87-96 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
David Wesley Technical Foul
Q3 7:18 · NO 38-67 LAL
- Turnover
Darrell Armstrong Bad Pass. Stolen by Caron Butler.
Q4 1:02 · NO 91-98 LAL
- Technical
Baron Davis Technical Foul
Q4 0:38 · NO 91-101 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 0:02 · NO 22-31 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q2 3:12 · NO 33-50 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chucky Atkins Offensive Foul
Q4 1:20 · NO 91-98 LAL
- Turnover
Chucky Atkins Foul
Q4 1:20 · NO 91-98 LAL
📊The numbers
| NO | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
