⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up 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.

Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 10:08 · GS 13-4 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Dunleavy misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:49 · GS 80-83 NO

Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q1 0:32 · GS 29-30 NO
- Ties it
Brandon Bass hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:44 · GS 80-80 NO
- Winner
Rasual Butler hit a 25-foot three jumper, Chris Paul with the assist
Q4 2:10 · GS 80-83 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:58 · GS 78-76 NO
- Turnover
Marc Jackson bad pass
Q4 3:56 · GS 78-79 NO
- Missed FT
Brandon Bass misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:44 · GS 80-79 NO
📊The numbers
| GS | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |










