⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 33 from three- Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their ten
- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 42
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 8:25 · NO 90-103 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
