⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth 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 Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 37- A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24 in the fourth quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24
Q4 4:45 · NO 119-95 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q3 5:23 · NO 84-73 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q3 1:27 · NO 91-82 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 16 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
