⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 32- Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their eleven, and outscored them 17-6 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 4:56 · NO 105-91 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Speedy Claxton misses technical free throw
Q2 0:27 · NO 54-58 NY
- Missed FT
Kirk Snyder misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q4 6:13 · NO 93-90 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:48 · NO 91-90 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Jalen Rose technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:27 · NO 54-58 NY
- Flagrant
Qyntel Woods flagrant foul type 1 (Kirk Snyder draws the foul)
Q4 6:13 · NO 93-90 NY
📊The numbers
| NO | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 0 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
