⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 22- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 24
- A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter
- Made five threes to their sixteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 4:26 · LAL 89-83 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses technical free throw
Q1 1:49 · LAL 18-27 NO
- Technical
Derek Fisher technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:54 · LAL 99-103 NO
- Technical
Sasha Vujacic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:29 · LAL 105-113 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 2:11 · LAL 50-59 NO
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up
Q4 8:10 · LAL 99-109 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
James Posey technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:49 · LAL 18-27 NO
📊The numbers
| LAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 16 | Threes made | 5 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
