⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 26- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
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 took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 8:14 · LAC 10-19 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q2 0:40 · LAC 46-67 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 31
Q3 1:39 · LAC 63-94 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 11 | Blocks | 3 |
