⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third 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 Suns did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 23
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 7:18 · NO 50-39 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:39 · NO 72-68 PHX
- Turnover
David West traveling
Q4 0:14 · NO 99-98 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q2 1:08 · NO 59-54 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 5:54 · NO 72-69 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
