⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the second quarter- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 33
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 2:15 · NO 29-19 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 5:41 · NO 60-55 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
James Posey technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 10:15 · NO 29-19 GS
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:38 · NO 79-82 GS
- Turnover
David West traveling
Q4 1:07 · NO 79-85 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q2 2:33 · NO 42-47 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corey Maggette traveling
Q4 3:09 · NO 76-80 GS
📊The numbers
| NO | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 15 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
