⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 0:34 · NO 31-26 WSH
- Steal
Jason Smith stole it from Andray Blatche
Q4 0:17 · NO 96-89 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marcus Thornton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · NO 92-84 WSH
- Missed FT
Marcus Thornton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · NO 95-89 WSH
- Missed FT
Marcus Thornton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · NO 97-89 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kirk Hinrich misses technical free throw
Q2 1:04 · NO 50-40 WSH
- Turnover
Andray Blatche bad pass
Q4 0:17 · NO 96-89 WSH
📊The numbers
| NO | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 13 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
