⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 40 points inside to 24- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the third quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q3 7:26 · NO 66-57 DAL
- Steal
David West stole it from Dirk Nowitzki
Q4 0:02 · NO 98-97 DAL
- Steal
David West stole it from Tyson Chandler
Q4 0:01 · NO 99-97 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 1:02 · NO 97-93 DAL
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza bad pass
Q4 0:06 · NO 98-97 DAL
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · NO 98-97 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- Steal
Jason Terry stole it from Chris Paul
Q4 1:02 · NO 97-93 DAL
- Steal
Jason Kidd stole it from Trevor Ariza
Q4 0:06 · NO 98-97 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:26 · NO 53-57 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki lost ball
Q4 0:02 · NO 98-97 DAL
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler bad pass
Q4 0:01 · NO 99-97 DAL
📊The numbers
| NO | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
