⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 27 from three- Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 24
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 22-14 off them
- Gave up second chances, 22 offensive rebounds to their six
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:26 · NO 53-54 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 4:41 · NO 70-74 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 0:45 · NO 81-79 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lance Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:28 · NO 92-87 LAC
- Turnover
Jarrett Jack step out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:00 · NO 93-89 LAC
- Turnover
Chris Kaman bad pass
Q4 0:36 · NO 93-90 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 11:06 · NO 56-69 LAC
- Steal
Randy Foye stole it from Chris Kaman
Q4 0:36 · NO 93-90 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kenyon Martin misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
Q2 6:18 · NO 39-48 LAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:27 · NO 93-89 LAC
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:54 · NO 93-90 LAC
📊The numbers
| NO | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 0 |
