⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 29 from three- Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their seven
- A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 10:19 · LAL 83-67 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24
Q3 6:06 · LAL 98-74 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q2 10:00 · LAL 49-44 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 3:45 · LAL 64-60 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q4 11:33 · LAL 105-92 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
