⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 45
- A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22 in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:23 · LAC 21-14 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22
Q2 8:58 · LAC 57-35 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 3:49 · LAC 127-105 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:54 · LAC 6-10 NO
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jahlil Okafor flagrant foul type 1
Q4 2:04 · LAC 127-106 NO
📊The numbers
| LAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 1 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
