⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their thirteen- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 22
- Made six threes to their fourteen
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 5 down to 4 up
Q1 0:29 · NO 33-29 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 1:50 · NO 58-46 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q3 9:15 · NO 71-52 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses technical free throw
Q3 7:16 · NO 69-52 PHX
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:03 · NO 71-54 PHX
- Missed FT
Willie Green misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · NO 100-95 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 2:57 · NO 19-24 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Vince Carter technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:16 · NO 69-52 PHX
📊The numbers
| NO | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 14 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
