⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 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
-3Q131-27
+13Q231-15
-1Q328-27
-8Q420-30
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their fifteen
Key battles
2Offensive rebounds8
28Free throws made13
4Blocks1
27%Three-point accuracy19%
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 6:58 · LAL 51-33 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
