⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- Shot well above their usual, nine of sixteen from three
- Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fifteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 3:58 · NY 21-8 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 0:48 · NY 31-15 NO
- Go-ahead
Steve Francis hit a driving layup
Q4 2:23 · NY 86-85 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:34 · NY 77-76 NO
- Go-ahead
Rasual Butler hit a three jumper, Chris Paul with the assist
Q4 2:02 · NY 86-88 NO
- Winner
David West hit a 20-foot jumper, Chris Paul with the assist
Q4 0:55 · NY 90-92 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
David West bad pass
Q4 4:28 · NY 84-83 NO
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler traveling
Q4 4:07 · NY 84-83 NO
- Turnover
David West turnover
Q4 0:07 · NY 90-92 NO
📊The numbers
| NY | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
