⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 8:24 · NO 48-36 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 8:16 · NO 77-59 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses technical free throw
Q3 6:35 · NO 72-59 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 8:21 · NO 91-85 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Fred Hoiberg technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:35 · NO 72-59 CHI
📊The numbers
| NO | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 32 | Assists | 18 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
