⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+5Q134-30
-10Q218-24
-6Q319-21
-12Q418-30
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 31
Key battles
5Offensive rebounds20
16%Three-point accuracy40%
3Threes made6
6Blocks3
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lamar Odom inbound
Q4 4:37 · LAL 87-93 NO
- Turnover
Luke Walton lost ball
Q4 4:01 · LAL 87-93 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
