⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 4- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their five
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 4:56 · DAL 22-16 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses technical free throw
Q1 8:27 · DAL 10-6 NO
- Flagrant
Jason Kidd flagrant foul type 2 (Jannero Pargo draws the foul)
Q4 7:16 · DAL 70-86 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:07 · DAL 32-32 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
David West technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 8:27 · DAL 10-6 NO
- Missed FT
Jannero Pargo misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q4 7:16 · DAL 70-86 NO
📊The numbers
| DAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 12 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
