⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their one- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 32
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 5:18 · NO 42-41 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q4 4:54 · NO 104-83 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Peja Stojakovic misses technical free throw
Q1 6:48 · NO 11-7 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul
Q1 6:48 · NO 11-7 LAC
📊The numbers
| NO | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 1 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 7% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
