⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 48
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 3:36 · NO 27-21 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 10:17 · NO 39-30 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 6:54 · NO 61-57 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 1:39 · NO 96-92 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 1:24 · NO 51-50 WSH
- Ties it
Gilbert Arenas made driving layup.
Q4 0:38 · NO 96-96 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brendan Haywood Turnover
Q4 4:22 · NO 90-88 WSH
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas Turnover
Q4 3:56 · NO 92-88 WSH
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:49 · NO 96-94 WSH
📊The numbers
| NO | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 28 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
