⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their three
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 29 from three
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen
Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 47
Beaten inside, 24 points in the paint to 60
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 6:54 · NO 58-60 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 7:01 · NO 79-92 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 14 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Assists | 27 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 10 |








