⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 20-2 off them- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 8:17 · NO 63-58 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q3 5:11 · NO 77-62 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 31
Q4 4:18 · NO 112-81 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 9:27 · NO 33-35 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 22
Q4 1:44 · NO 114-92 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Thornton misses technical free throw
Q2 11:00 · NO 28-26 LAC
📊The numbers
| NO | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 2 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
