⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 36
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 3-point lead to 12
Q3 10:26 · NO 67-55 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 9:22 · NO 95-79 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Brown bad pass
Q4 2:53 · NO 99-91 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 9:03 · NO 10-10 LAC
- Steal
Al Thornton stole it from Devin Brown
Q4 2:53 · NO 99-91 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Baron Davis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:58 · NO 16-14 LAC
- Missed FT
Baron Davis misses technical free throw
Q4 7:50 · NO 95-79 LAC
📊The numbers
| NO | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
