⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the first quarter- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 19
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 took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 10:08 · NO 11-6 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q3 5:06 · NO 91-94 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 8:21 · NO 119-115 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jrue Holiday misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:58 · NO 119-117 LAC
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday lost ball turnover
Q4 2:44 · NO 119-119 LAC
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:31 · NO 123-125 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 3:34 · NO 25-33 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q3 10:19 · NO 72-90 LAC
- Lead
Montrezl Harrell hit a 2-foot layup, Lou Williams with the assist
Q4 2:31 · NO 119-121 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Avery Bradley and Solomon Hill
Q2 0:02 · NO 65-75 LAC
- Missed FT
Montrezl Harrell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:31 · NO 123-125 LAC
- Missed FT
Montrezl Harrell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:31 · NO 123-125 LAC
📊The numbers
| NO | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 32 | Assists | 29 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
