⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run took them from 9 down to 8 up in the second quarter- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their ten
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 9 down to 8 up
Q2 3:05 · NO 48-40 PHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:42 · NO 77-73 PHI
- Turnover
Emeka Okafor turnover
Q4 1:59 · NO 80-75 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q4 6:18 · NO 77-73 PHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Kapono misses technical free throw
Q4 6:24 · NO 77-64 PHI
- Turnover
Elton Brand traveling
Q4 2:17 · NO 80-75 PHI
- Turnover
Jason Kapono out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:14 · NO 82-77 PHI
📊The numbers
| NO | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 22 | Assists | 13 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 2 |
| 9 | Blocks | 1 |
