⏱️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
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the second quarter- Made five threes to their thirteen
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
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 3-point lead to 12
Q2 10:59 · NO 40-28 LAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q2 4:33 · NO 56-41 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q3 5:03 · NO 78-62 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
J.R. Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:05 · NO 81-68 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q4 5:26 · NO 97-87 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:56 · NO 69-62 LAL
- Technical
Brian Cook non-unsportsmanlike technical (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:54 · NO 70-62 LAL
📊The numbers
| NO | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 13 |
| 71% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 2 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
