⏱️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
▲ NO better than we expected
-8Q122-28
+7Q225-18
+8Q328-16
-5Q427-30
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 2
Key battles
19Fast break points2
20Points off turnovers14
13Free throws made9
6Blocks4
🏀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 stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 8:08 · NO 64-50 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul traveling
Q4 1:34 · NO 93-88 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 5:26 · NO 91-85 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:53 · NO 93-85 BKN
📊The numbers
| NO | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
