⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 30
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 4:18 · NO 68-63 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q3 0:49 · NO 87-69 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Morris Peterson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:27 · NO 35-29 PHX
- Technical
Peja Stojakovic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:00 · NO 68-63 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 11:42 · NO 35-31 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Grant Hill misses technical free throw
Q1 7:47 · NO 11-6 PHX
- Technical
Amare Stoudemire technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:11 · NO 46-46 PHX
📊The numbers
| NO | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
