⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the second quarter- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 23
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q2 9:36 · NO 38-34 WSH
- Steal
Jannero Pargo stole it from Gilbert Arenas
Q4 1:13 · NO 94-90 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Desmond Mason traveling
Q4 3:31 · NO 91-87 WSH
- Turnover
Desmond Mason bad pass
Q4 1:52 · NO 94-90 WSH
- Turnover
Devin Brown lost ball
Q4 0:48 · NO 96-90 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- Steal
Jarvis Hayes stole it from Desmond Mason
Q4 1:52 · NO 94-90 WSH
- Steal
Gilbert Arenas stole it from Devin Brown
Q4 0:48 · NO 96-90 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas offensive foul (Desmond Mason draws the foul)
Q4 2:08 · NO 94-90 WSH
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas turnover
Q4 2:08 · NO 94-90 WSH
- Turnover
DeShawn Stevenson offensive foul (Jannero Pargo draws the foul)
Q4 1:47 · NO 94-90 WSH
📊The numbers
| NO | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
