⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 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.
Bucks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q3 1:59 · MIL 71-72 NO
- Steal
Jon Leuer stole it from Greivis Vasquez
Q4 0:41 · MIL 87-89 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson bad pass
Q4 3:48 · MIL 81-84 NO
- Turnover
Mike Dunleavy bad pass
Q4 0:10 · MIL 87-91 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 0:49 · MIL 28-32 NO
- Steal
Gustavo Ayon stole it from Mike Dunleavy
Q4 0:10 · MIL 87-91 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Greivis Vasquez offensive foul (Ersan Ilyasova draws the foul)
Q4 3:31 · MIL 81-84 NO
- Turnover
Greivis Vasquez lost ball
Q4 0:41 · MIL 87-89 NO
- Missed FT
Al-Farouq Aminu misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · MIL 87-91 NO
📊The numbers
| MIL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
