⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 23 from three- A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the second quarter
- Burned in transition, 12 fast break points to 39
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 7:33 · GS 42-46 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 4:09 · GS 50-48 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 9:44 · GS 85-91 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:18 · GS 76-90 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:52 · GS 7-13 NO
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q2 0:26 · GS 56-70 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 7:07 · GS 88-101 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 39 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
