⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 20-12 off them- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 40
- Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to eight
- Made eight threes to their eighteen
- They shot well above their usual, eighteen of 36 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 5:11 · LAC 26-19 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 9
Q3 4:23 · LAC 83-92 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:57 · LAC 93-94 NO
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Mike Scott flagrant foul type 1
Q2 8:19 · LAC 43-39 NO
- Technical
Patrick Beverley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:06 · LAC 59-60 NO
- Turnover
Danilo Gallinari bad pass
Q4 1:07 · LAC 111-117 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 1:39 · LAC 34-32 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 9:09 · LAC 70-84 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 7:08 · LAC 102-110 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Davis offensive foul
Q4 3:53 · LAC 109-115 NO
- Missed FT
Jrue Holiday misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:07 · LAC 111-117 NO
- Missed FT
Jrue Holiday misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:07 · LAC 111-117 NO
📊The numbers
| LAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 18 | Threes made | 8 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 34 | Assists | 28 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
