⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
-1Q124-25
-2Q222-24
-5Q319-27
+3Q422-23
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37
Key battles
8Steals3
8Blocks3
9Fast break points4
38%Shooting from the field49%
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Kaman technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:02 · LAC 65-73 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 2:14 · LAC 44-49 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
