⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36
- A 15-0 run took them from 11 down to 4 up in the second quarter
A 15-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 5 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.
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q4 11:47 · CHI 92-95 NO
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 5
Q4 1:57 · CHI 120-125 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach LaVine misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:15 · CHI 116-121 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 11 down to 4 up
Q2 3:14 · CHI 66-70 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q3 5:51 · CHI 77-84 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jrue Holiday misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:28 · CHI 109-116 NO
📊The numbers
| CHI | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 16 | Threes made | 15 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 1 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
