⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 29, and outscored them 35-13 off them
- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 31
- Lost the glass, 23 rebounds to 38
A 13-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 14 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q1 8:07 · LAC 18-2 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 5:01 · LAC 66-50 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q4 8:14 · LAC 90-63 NO
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Blake Griffin flagrant foul type 1 (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)
Q3 7:07 · LAC 54-42 NO
- Technical
Blake Griffin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:29 · LAC 81-58 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 14
Q4 6:58 · LAC 90-76 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Trevor Ariza technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:07 · LAC 54-42 NO
📊The numbers
| LAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 35 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 29 |
| 14 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
