⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first 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 Bucks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the third quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q3 10:26 · NO 62-56 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 0:50 · NO 82-69 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Vinicius double technical foul
Q4 0:08 · NO 105-92 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q1 10:25 · NO 4-13 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q4 2:14 · NO 103-90 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 1 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
