⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 21- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the second quarter
- Made one threes to their eleven
- Went cold from three, one of thirteen
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q3 7:20 · CHI 63-66 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q4 7:20 · CHI 83-82 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Technical Foul
Q2 8:52 · CHI 30-29 NO
- Turnover
Ben Gordon Lost Ball. Stolen by P.J. Brown.
Q4 3:34 · CHI 83-84 NO
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler Bad Pass. Stolen by Dan Dickau.
Q4 0:32 · CHI 85-90 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 6:01 · CHI 36-44 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q2 0:59 · CHI 46-60 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q4 11:27 · CHI 71-82 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Lee Nailon Technical Foul. His 2nd Technical Foul.
Q3 2:51 · CHI 63-68 NO
- Turnover
Jamaal Magloire Offensive Foul. His 3rd Personal Foul.
Q4 4:37 · CHI 80-82 NO
- Turnover
Jamaal Magloire Turnover
Q4 4:37 · CHI 80-82 NO
📊The numbers
| CHI | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 11 | Threes made | 1 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 8% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 12 | Blocks | 5 |
