⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the third quarter
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 took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 6:20 · NO 18-14 PHI
- Go-ahead
Desmond Mason hit a dunk, Speedy Claxton with the assist
Q4 1:28 · NO 85-84 PHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 3:17 · NO 88-84 PHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:54 · NO 83-84 PHI
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:38 · NO 83-84 PHI

76ers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q3 7:22 · NO 59-60 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Iguodala lost ball
Q4 2:59 · NO 81-84 PHI
- Turnover
Chris Webber offensive foul (Speedy Claxton draws the foul)
Q4 0:29 · NO 88-84 PHI
- Turnover
Chris Webber turnover
Q4 0:29 · NO 88-84 PHI
📊The numbers
| NO | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |








