⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their ten- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 35
- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their seven
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
- Steal
Greivis Vasquez stole it from Ramon Sessions
Q4 1:05 · NO 86-89 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carl Landry offensive foul (Steve Blake draws the foul)
Q4 2:33 · NO 86-84 LAL
- Turnover
Carl Landry turnover
Q4 2:33 · NO 86-84 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 8:21 · NO 7-10 LAL
- Winner
Metta World Peace hit a 26-foot three jumper, Pau Gasol with the assist
Q4 1:31 · NO 86-89 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 2:47 · NO 86-92 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pau Gasol bad pass
Q4 3:17 · NO 86-82 LAL
- Turnover
Ramon Sessions lost ball
Q4 1:05 · NO 86-89 LAL
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · NO 89-93 LAL
📊The numbers
| NO | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
