⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 71 rebounds to 49- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 25-16 off them
- Burned in transition, 12 fast break points to 24
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 1:06 · NO 55-45 MIL
- Go-ahead
David West hit a dunk
OT 1:15 · NO 95-94 MIL
- Winner
David West hit a layup
2OT 4:22 · NO 99-97 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Desmond Mason bad pass
Q4 2:49 · NO 82-82 MIL
- Turnover
Chris Paul 5 second
Q4 1:49 · NO 84-83 MIL
- Turnover
David West traveling
OT 4:03 · NO 90-90 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 6:56 · NO 35-33 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q4 8:08 · NO 82-83 MIL
- Go-ahead
Mo Williams hit a 16-foot jumper
OT 2:17 · NO 91-92 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Charlie Villanueva misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:44 · NO 82-82 MIL
- Turnover
Ruben Patterson lost ball
OT 2:35 · NO 90-90 MIL
- Turnover
Mo Williams bad pass
OT 1:19 · NO 93-94 MIL
📊The numbers
| NO | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 84 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 31 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
