⏱️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
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first 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 Timberwolves 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:27 · NO 8-0 MIN
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Ricky Davis
Q4 2:23 · NO 82-75 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 4:48 · NO 85-75 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:09 · NO 80-75 MIN
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:09 · NO 80-75 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 8:38 · NO 56-57 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mark Blount traveling
Q4 2:57 · NO 80-75 MIN
- Turnover
Ricky Davis lost ball
Q4 2:23 · NO 82-75 MIN
📊The numbers
| NO | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 13 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
