⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 29 from three- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 25-16 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 14
- A 15-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 25 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 8:18 · NO 15-14 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 9:14 · NO 49-36 DAL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 25
Q3 6:45 · NO 92-67 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Julius Randle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:39 · NO 97-76 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:56 · NO 104-86 DAL
📊The numbers
| NO | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 17 | Threes made | 14 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 36 | Assists | 26 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
