⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their eleven- A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 7:52 · WSH 38-28 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lester Hudson misses technical free throw
Q4 8:57 · WSH 65-71 NO
- Turnover
John Wall lost ball
Q4 3:56 · WSH 74-82 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up
Q2 0:55 · WSH 47-50 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 15 |
| 10 | Blocks | 1 |
