⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their no- A 25-0 run took them from 10 down to 15 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 25-0 run
A 25-0 run took them from 10 down to 15 up
Q3 7:45 · LAC 74-59 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 5:22 · LAC 87-64 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 7 | Threes made | 0 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
