⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 32
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 3:55 · LAL 73-67 NO
- Steal
Derek Fisher stole it from Emeka Okafor
Q4 0:35 · LAL 97-92 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · LAL 99-95 NO
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · LAL 100-95 NO
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · LAL 101-97 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 7:39 · LAL 61-62 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Emeka Okafor bad pass
Q4 0:35 · LAL 97-92 NO
📊The numbers
| LAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
