⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 24 from three- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 47
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- Steal
Jeremy Lin stole it from Greivis Vasquez
Q4 1:07 · NY 78-82 NO
- Steal
Jared Jeffries stole it from Marco Belinelli
Q4 0:04 · NY 85-89 NO
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Tyson Chandler defensive goaltending
Q4 4:24 · NY 73-78 NO
- Missed FT
Landry Fields misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:15 · NY 77-82 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 3:01 · NY 13-27 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Greivis Vasquez lost ball
Q4 1:07 · NY 78-82 NO
- Missed FT
Greivis Vasquez misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:33 · NY 80-85 NO
- Turnover
Marco Belinelli lost ball
Q4 0:04 · NY 85-89 NO
📊The numbers
| NY | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 13 | Assists | 23 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 14 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
