⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 8 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
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second 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 Bulls did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 14-6 off them- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 45
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 1 down to 9 up
Q2 4:05 · NO 47-38 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 2:21 · NO 90-90 CHI
- Ties it
David West hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · NO 90-90 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David West misses technical free throw
Q2 11:32 · NO 22-23 CHI
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · NO 89-90 CHI
- Turnover
David West bad pass
Q4 0:03 · NO 92-95 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 2:58 · NO 68-71 CHI
- Winner
Ben Gordon hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:10 · NO 90-93 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ben Gordon bad pass
Q4 0:33 · NO 87-90 CHI
📊The numbers
| NO | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
