⏱️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
+7Q123-16
-3Q222-22
0Q328-24
-2Q425-25
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 25-12 off them- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first quarter
Key battles
25Points off turnovers12
27%Three-point accuracy47%
3Threes made7
7Steals3
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 4:15 · NO 23-16 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Blake Griffin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:15 · NO 47-42 LAC
📊The numbers
| NO | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
