⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 23- A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q2 1:24 · LAC 53-52 NO
- Steal
Eric Bledsoe stole it from Chris Paul
Q4 2:58 · LAC 83-85 NO
- Winner
Brian Cook hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · LAC 91-90 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:16 · LAC 87-88 NO
- Missed FT
Eric Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · LAC 89-88 NO
- Turnover
Rasual Butler lost ball
Q4 0:15 · LAC 90-88 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Rasual Butler
Q4 0:15 · LAC 90-88 NO
- Ties it
Jarrett Jack hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · LAC 90-90 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 2:58 · LAC 83-85 NO
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 0:51 · LAC 87-88 NO
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 0:05 · LAC 91-90 NO
📊The numbers
| LAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
