⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 10:56 · NO 39-25 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Speedy Claxton double technical foul
Q4 6:11 · NO 91-75 LAC
- Technical
Jackson Vroman technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:47 · NO 91-75 LAC
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:59 · NO 93-79 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 12
Q4 8:14 · NO 91-79 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 8 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
