⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 32- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 32
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 5:01 · LAL 45-33 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 5:26 · LAL 61-49 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 9:44 · LAL 74-59 NO
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Matt Barnes flagrant foul type 1 (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)
Q4 7:48 · LAL 72-59 NO
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:11 · LAL 77-64 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 6:46 · LAL 11-20 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trevor Ariza misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
Q4 7:48 · LAL 72-59 NO
- Missed FT
Trevor Ariza misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q4 7:48 · LAL 72-59 NO
📊The numbers
| LAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
