⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 34- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 18
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 1:23 · NO 58-43 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 2:00 · NO 74-64 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 3:10 · NO 95-90 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Peja Stojakovic lost ball
Q4 3:34 · NO 87-88 GS
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:24 · NO 92-90 GS
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · NO 92-90 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 5:20 · NO 44-39 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 9:52 · NO 58-51 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 10:00 · NO 77-76 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Roberson misses technical free throw
Q2 5:37 · NO 44-31 GS
- Missed FT
Baron Davis misses technical free throw
Q2 3:26 · NO 44-37 GS
- Turnover
Monta Ellis bad pass
Q4 0:13 · NO 92-90 GS
📊The numbers
| NO | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
