⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 9:53 · LAL 82-70 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 6:47 · LAL 109-98 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:08 · LAL 111-104 NO
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:08 · LAL 111-104 NO
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:02 · LAL 112-104 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 2:22 · LAL 31-34 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 2:49 · LAL 63-60 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 5:04 · LAL 90-85 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:36 · LAL 111-104 NO
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:36 · LAL 111-104 NO
📊The numbers
| LAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
