⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to their four
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 4:24 · NO 37-38 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 4:20 · NO 83-87 WSH
- Steal
James Posey stole it from Shaun Livingston
Q4 0:24 · NO 90-92 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Posey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · NO 90-92 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shaun Livingston lost ball
Q4 0:57 · NO 86-92 WSH
- Turnover
James Singleton bad pass
Q4 0:47 · NO 88-92 WSH
- Turnover
Shaun Livingston bad pass
Q4 0:24 · NO 90-92 WSH
📊The numbers
| NO | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
