⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Suns 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 2:16 · NO 33-30 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 0:09 · NO 65-53 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 6:39 · NO 107-88 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:15 · NO 5-12 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q4 3:48 · NO 107-97 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
