⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 23-15 off them
- Lost the glass, 29 rebounds to 40
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 4:54 · WSH 76-76 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 8:55 · WSH 92-89 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nick Young bad pass
Q4 2:30 · WSH 101-103 NO
- Turnover
Nick Young bad pass
Q4 1:36 · WSH 101-107 NO
- Turnover
Randy Foye turnover
Q4 0:37 · WSH 104-109 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 7:01 · WSH 39-48 NO
- Winner
Chris Paul hit a 15-foot jumper
Q4 2:48 · WSH 101-103 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul offensive foul (Randy Foye draws the foul)
Q4 1:16 · WSH 101-107 NO
- Turnover
Chris Paul turnover
Q4 1:16 · WSH 101-107 NO
- Missed FT
Devin Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · WSH 110-114 NO
📊The numbers
| WSH | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
