⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their seven- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 11
- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the third 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 1 down to 11 up
Q3 9:37 · NO 59-48 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 4:01 · NO 71-58 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:41 · NO 0-8 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q4 7:35 · NO 91-80 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 1 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
