⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27 in the third quarter- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 2:48 · LAL 25-15 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 9:10 · LAL 39-22 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27
Q3 9:37 · LAL 72-45 NO
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Sasha Vujacic flagrant foul type 1 (Darren Collison draws the foul)
Q4 1:43 · LAL 98-82 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 4:13 · LAL 45-37 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
