⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 23-11 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 5:43 · LAC 90-91 NO
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Eric Gordon
Q4 2:59 · LAC 95-93 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 3:32 · LAC 98-93 NO
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Mo Williams flagrant foul type 1 (Eric Gordon draws the foul)
Q2 4:31 · LAC 47-40 NO
- Technical
Kenyon Martin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:15 · LAC 74-84 NO
- Missed FT
Reggie Evans misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:40 · LAC 100-96 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 2:20 · LAC 28-25 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Gordon lost ball
Q4 2:59 · LAC 95-93 NO
- Missed FT
Al-Farouq Aminu misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:49 · LAC 100-96 NO
- Turnover
Eric Gordon bad pass
Q4 0:30 · LAC 103-98 NO
📊The numbers
| LAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
