⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 31
A 15-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 12 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:19 · GS 11-0 NO
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 12
Q4 6:50 · GS 100-112 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 7:46 · GS 13-16 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 6:35 · GS 67-84 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q3 3:00 · GS 70-94 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 31 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 31 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
