⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 9- They shot well above their usual, nine of seventeen from three
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 4-point lead to 13
Q2 10:37 · NO 36-23 BKN
- Winner
Chris Paul hit a driving layup
Q4 0:07 · NO 100-99 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Emeka Okafor offensive foul (Courtney Lee draws the foul)
Q4 2:32 · NO 94-86 BKN
- Turnover
Emeka Okafor turnover
Q4 2:32 · NO 94-86 BKN
- Turnover
James Posey bad pass
Q4 0:13 · NO 98-97 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 1:39 · NO 96-94 BKN
- Lead
Courtney Lee hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · NO 98-99 BKN
- Ties it
Courtney Lee hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · NO 98-98 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yi Jianlian lost ball
Q4 3:04 · NO 92-85 BKN
- Turnover
Yi Jianlian offensive foul (Devin Brown draws the foul)
Q4 0:03 · NO 101-99 BKN
- Turnover
Yi Jianlian turnover
Q4 0:03 · NO 101-99 BKN
📊The numbers
| NO | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
