⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 22
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Linton Johnson lost ball
Q4 4:52 · NO 93-95 LAL
- Turnover
Chris Paul lost ball
Q4 0:46 · NO 101-104 LAL
- Turnover
Speedy Claxton lost ball
Q4 0:21 · NO 101-108 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:37 · NO 8-14 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 6:18 · NO 93-97 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 0:59 · NO 101-110 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Smush Parker bad pass
Q4 2:54 · NO 97-97 LAL
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:29 · NO 101-107 LAL
- Missed FT
Luke Walton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · NO 104-110 LAL
📊The numbers
| NO | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
