⏱️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
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their four- Ran them off the floor, 12 fast break points to 0
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
David West lost ball
Q4 2:35 · NO 92-97 LAL
- Turnover
Chris Paul turnover
Q4 1:07 · NO 92-97 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Steal
Derek Fisher stole it from David West
Q4 2:35 · NO 92-97 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant offensive foul (Marcus Thornton draws the foul)
Q4 2:23 · NO 92-97 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant turnover
Q4 2:23 · NO 92-97 LAL
📊The numbers
| NO | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 4 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
