⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 29 from three- Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 22
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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 4 down to 4 up
Q1 1:54 · NO 25-21 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 0:00 · NO 35-22 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 2:23 · NO 74-61 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · NO 108-100 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 10:33 · NO 53-50 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q4 9:02 · NO 87-81 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
