⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 26, and outscored them 24-16 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 4:37 · LAC 47-35 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 10:18 · LAC 76-66 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 4:09 · LAC 88-71 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 6:37 · LAC 62-58 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
