⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 17-6 off them- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 7:54 · LAL 14-12 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 0:00 · LAL 54-55 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:10 · LAL 92-98 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 2:23 · LAL 92-104 NO
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Trevor Ariza flagrant foul type 1 (Pau Gasol draws the foul)
Q3 9:12 · LAL 52-55 NO
📊The numbers
| LAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
