⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 17-6 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 6:47 · GS 57-69 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
David Lee technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 0:06 · GS 65-80 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 10:44 · GS 26-39 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 64% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
