⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Steal
Bobby Jackson stole it from Kobe Bryant
Q4 0:28 · NO 111-103 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Desmond Mason lost ball
Q4 3:32 · NO 98-95 LAL
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:18 · NO 99-95 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Farmar lost ball
Q4 4:58 · NO 94-92 LAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:09 · NO 99-96 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant lost ball
Q4 0:28 · NO 111-103 LAL
📊The numbers
| NO | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
