⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 17-7 off them
- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 40
- Made nine threes to their nineteen
- They shot well above their usual, nineteen of 40 from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 10:40 · NO 68-71 BKN
- Winner
Jrue Holiday hit a 17-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 0:02 · NO 116-115 BKN
- Steal
Anthony Davis stole it from Joe Harris
Q4 0:00 · NO 117-115 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
E'Twaun Moore misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:19 · NO 101-107 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 2:21 · NO 53-65 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarrett Allen turnover
Q4 0:56 · NO 110-115 BKN
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:07 · NO 114-115 BKN
- Turnover
Joe Harris bad pass
Q4 0:00 · NO 117-115 BKN
📊The numbers
| NO | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 19 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 11 | Blocks | 8 |
