⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DAL 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 Mavericks 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 10:11 · NO 65-57 DAL
- Ties it
Peja Stojakovic hit a 23-foot three jumper, David West with the assist
Q4 0:02 · NO 102-102 DAL
- Winner
Jannero Pargo hit a 23-foot three jumper, Peja Stojakovic with the assist
OT 3:58 · NO 105-102 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:17 · NO 109-106 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 0:04 · NO 56-57 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 3:14 · NO 78-79 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 6:58 · NO 91-95 DAL
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Dirk Nowitzki defensive goaltending
Q4 3:43 · NO 92-95 DAL
- Turnover
Devin Harris traveling
OT 4:15 · NO 102-102 DAL
- Turnover
Devin Harris turnover
OT 1:59 · NO 107-106 DAL
📊The numbers
| NO | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
