⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their seventeen- Won the glass, 21 rebounds to 11
- Went cold from three, ten of 36
A 12-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 16 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 5:09 · LAL 24-11 NO
- Steal
Derek Fisher stole it from Chris Paul
Q4 2:47 · LAL 101-95 NO
- Steal
Lamar Odom stole it from David West
Q4 1:57 · LAL 102-95 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:39 · LAL 101-95 NO
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:01 · LAL 102-95 NO
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · LAL 107-101 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 16
Q2 2:48 · LAL 65-49 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jannero Pargo misses technical free throw
Q2 10:26 · LAL 42-20 NO
- Turnover
Chris Paul lost ball
Q4 2:47 · LAL 101-95 NO
- Turnover
David West lost ball
Q4 1:57 · LAL 102-95 NO
📊The numbers
| LAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
