⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their two
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 4:47 · NO 20-10 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 3:23 · NO 42-36 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
James Posey technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:50 · NO 61-62 DAL
- Turnover
Peja Stojakovic bad pass
Q4 2:25 · NO 93-88 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:07 · NO 24-24 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 0:36 · NO 45-52 DAL
- Steal
Brandon Bass stole it from Peja Stojakovic
Q4 2:25 · NO 93-88 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
