⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 5:05 · NO 19-18 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 6:13 · NO 92-93 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q4 2:57 · NO 104-96 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bonzi Wells misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:30 · NO 93-95 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 9:03 · NO 55-64 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Drew Gooden bad pass
Q4 2:34 · NO 96-96 CHI
- Turnover
Drew Gooden bad pass
Q4 2:10 · NO 98-96 CHI
- Turnover
Thabo Sefolosha turnover
Q4 1:31 · NO 100-96 CHI
📊The numbers
| NO | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
