⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 28
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the first 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q3 1:50 · NO 73-74 WSH
- Go-ahead
David West hit a 21-foot jumper, Desmond Mason with the assist
Q4 0:00 · NO 97-96 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
David West technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:59 · NO 34-50 WSH
- Technical
Kirk Snyder technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:54 · NO 46-59 WSH
- Turnover
Speedy Claxton bad pass
Q4 1:30 · NO 95-92 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 5:28 · NO 13-26 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 4:28 · NO 32-50 WSH
- Go-ahead
Antawn Jamison hit a jumper
Q4 0:00 · NO 95-96 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Caron Butler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:36 · NO 17-26 WSH
📊The numbers
| NO | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
