⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of fifteen from three- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q4 8:23 · LAC 82-87 NO
- Steal
Cuttino Mobley stole it from Peja Stojakovic
Q4 1:50 · LAC 88-94 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Kaman technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:48 · LAC 53-64 NO
- Missed FT
Cuttino Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:31 · LAC 88-94 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Peja Stojakovic lost ball
Q4 1:50 · LAC 88-94 NO
📊The numbers
| LAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
