⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 26-13 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 3:48 · NO 50-35 WSH
- Lead
Peja Stojakovic hit a 25-foot three jumper, David West with the assist
Q4 1:07 · NO 91-88 WSH
- Ties it
Hilton Armstrong hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · NO 92-92 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
David West offensive foul (Brendan Haywood draws the foul)
Q4 0:35 · NO 91-90 WSH
- Turnover
David West turnover
Q4 0:35 · NO 91-90 WSH
- Missed FT
Hilton Armstrong misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · NO 91-92 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- Lead
DeShawn Stevenson hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · NO 91-92 WSH
- Ties it
DeShawn Stevenson hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · NO 91-91 WSH
- Winner
DeShawn Stevenson hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:00 · NO 92-95 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeShawn Stevenson turnover
Q4 3:58 · NO 86-84 WSH
- Goaltend
Antawn Jamison defensive goaltending
Q4 0:07 · NO 91-92 WSH
📊The numbers
| NO | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
