⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 19-4 off them- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 11
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 10:07 · NO 99-95 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:01 · NO 118-110 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David Lee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:35 · NO 109-102 NY
- Missed FT
David Lee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:35 · NO 109-102 NY
📊The numbers
| NO | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
