⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 27- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their seventeen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 9:00 · NO 10-5 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 5:05 · NO 84-70 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Elfrid Payton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · NO 116-109 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 5:51 · NO 14-16 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 0:01 · NO 28-34 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Patrick Beverley bad pass
Q4 4:55 · NO 103-98 LAC
📊The numbers
| NO | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
