⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the third quarter- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 23
- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 45
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 5:41 · LAC 64-57 NO
- Go-ahead
Corey Maggette hit a 19-foot jumper, Elton Brand with the assist
Q4 2:26 · LAC 80-79 NO
- Go-ahead
Tim Thomas hit a 26-foot three jumper, Elton Brand with the assist
Q4 1:50 · LAC 83-81 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Corey Maggette misses technical free throw
Q1 6:54 · LAC 11-12 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q3 11:11 · LAC 46-55 NO
- Go-ahead
David West hit a layup, Marc Jackson with the assist
Q4 2:48 · LAC 78-79 NO
- Winner
Rasual Butler hit a 4-foot jumper
Q4 0:01 · LAC 83-85 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
David West technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:54 · LAC 11-12 NO
📊The numbers
| LAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
