⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 4:16 · NO 49-37 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul double technical foul
Q2 4:37 · NO 41-36 DAL
- Missed FT
Jannero Pargo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:24 · NO 97-89 DAL
- Missed FT
Jannero Pargo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:24 · NO 97-89 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jerry Stackhouse technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 1:47 · NO 95-87 DAL
📊The numbers
| NO | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
