⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 25
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 9 down to 1 up
Q2 11:23 · LAL 33-32 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Shannon Brown technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 0:52 · LAL 78-71 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
