⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- They went cold, three of sixteen from three
- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 24-6 off them
- A 23-0 run from level to 23 points up in the first quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 11 in the second 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
- 23-0 run
A 23-0 run from level to 23 points up
Q1 6:03 · NO 33-10 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 11
Q2 3:14 · NO 58-47 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ronnie Price misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:03 · NO 99-91 UTAH
- Turnover
Deron Williams lost ball
Q4 3:39 · NO 99-91 UTAH
📊The numbers
| NO | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
