⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 23-7 off them
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 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 5:05 · NO 74-81 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
David West lost ball
Q4 0:59 · NO 80-86 LAL
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:50 · NO 81-87 LAL
- Turnover
David West lost ball
Q4 0:42 · NO 81-87 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 6:52 · NO 9-19 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 10:45 · NO 19-38 LAL
- Steal
Lamar Odom stole it from David West
Q4 0:59 · NO 80-86 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Andrew Bynum technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 4:20 · NO 26-44 LAL
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:54 · NO 80-86 LAL
📊The numbers
| NO | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
