⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their ten- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q1 8:17 · LAL 20-6 NO
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 0:20 · LAL 86-85 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 1:28 · LAL 88-85 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ramon Sessions misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:39 · LAL 76-81 NO
- Missed FT
Ramon Sessions misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:39 · LAL 76-81 NO
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:58 · LAL 83-85 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q1 4:16 · LAL 20-16 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 1:21 · LAL 61-71 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Greivis Vasquez misses technical free throw
Q1 1:08 · LAL 20-12 NO
📊The numbers
| LAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
