⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 34
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 3:55 · NO 24-17 LAL
- Steal
Trevor Ariza stole it from Kobe Bryant
Q4 2:45 · NO 89-88 LAL
- Go-ahead
Trevor Ariza hit a 17-foot jumper, Jarrett Jack with the assist
OT 1:21 · NO 99-98 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza lost ball
OT 4:28 · NO 93-93 LAL
- Turnover
Chris Kaman bad pass
OT 3:23 · NO 95-98 LAL
- Turnover
Chris Kaman lost ball
OT 0:41 · NO 99-100 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 0:52 · NO 93-96 LAL
- Lead
Kobe Bryant hit a dunk, Pau Gasol with the assist
OT 4:24 · NO 93-95 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
OT 0:58 · NO 99-107 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 2:45 · NO 89-88 LAL
- Turnover
Andrew Bynum lost ball
OT 1:35 · NO 97-98 LAL
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:22 · NO 99-102 LAL
📊The numbers
| NO | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
