⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the second quarter- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 6:03 · WSH 40-40 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q3 6:11 · WSH 57-68 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 3:08 · WSH 91-106 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
