⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 52
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 1:46 · LAL 37-28 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 6:41 · LAL 79-75 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q3 0:29 · LAL 104-92 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Ingram misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:41 · LAL 111-108 NO
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · LAL 123-117 NO
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:28 · LAL 123-117 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q3 10:28 · LAL 69-74 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 2:28 · LAL 91-92 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:15 · LAL 109-106 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darius Miller misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 2:05 · LAL 118-112 NO
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday lost ball turnover
Q4 0:54 · LAL 120-117 NO
- Turnover
Julius Randle lost ball turnover
Q4 0:28 · LAL 123-117 NO
📊The numbers
| LAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 37 | Assists | 31 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
