⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18 in the second quarter- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 26
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q1 4:48 · NO 33-31 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 0:32 · NO 46-36 LAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18
Q2 1:08 · NO 80-62 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 6:40 · NO 22-28 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Lance Stephenson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:20 · NO 111-95 LAL
📊The numbers
| NO | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 31 | Assists | 33 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
