⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 23-9 off them- A 16-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 19 in the third quarter
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 8 down to 1 up
Q1 2:17 · NO 22-21 UTAH
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 19
Q3 9:30 · NO 61-42 UTAH
- Steal
Marco Belinelli stole it from Gordon Hayward
Q4 1:42 · NO 83-76 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Greivis Vasquez misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:32 · NO 78-70 UTAH
- Missed FT
Chris Kaman misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · NO 83-80 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 5:01 · NO 13-21 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Earl Watson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:52 · NO 69-58 UTAH
- Missed FT
Alec Burks misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:51 · NO 81-73 UTAH
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward bad pass
Q4 1:42 · NO 83-76 UTAH
📊The numbers
| NO | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
