⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
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 Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their nineteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 7:05 · LAL 18-9 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 3:47 · LAL 43-39 NO
- Ties it
Derek Fisher hit a 29-foot three jumper, Pau Gasol with the assist
Q4 0:14 · LAL 98-98 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derek Fisher offensive foul (James Posey draws the foul)
Q4 2:43 · LAL 93-95 NO
- Turnover
Derek Fisher turnover
Q4 2:43 · LAL 93-95 NO
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 0:23 · LAL 95-98 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- Lead
James Posey hit a 28-foot three jumper, Chris Paul with the assist
Q4 1:15 · LAL 95-98 NO
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Kobe Bryant
Q4 0:23 · LAL 95-98 NO
- Ties it
Chris Paul hit a 12-foot jumper
OT 3:51 · LAL 100-100 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sean Marks offensive foul (Derek Fisher draws the foul)
Q4 2:30 · LAL 93-95 NO
- Turnover
Sean Marks turnover
Q4 2:30 · LAL 93-95 NO
- Turnover
James Posey bad pass
Q4 0:36 · LAL 95-98 NO
📊The numbers
| LAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
