⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- They went cold, three of 29 from three
A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 10:18 · NO 33-36 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q2 5:13 · NO 52-46 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 5:35 · NO 105-92 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 6:15 · NO 14-25 GS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 10:32 · NO 90-90 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Baron Davis lost ball
Q4 4:48 · NO 100-92 GS
📊The numbers
| NO | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 31 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
