⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their ten- Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 37 from three
- Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their sixteen
- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 20 points in the paint to 52
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 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:13 · LAC 12-8 NO
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q2 4:01 · LAC 53-39 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Morris Sr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:39 · LAC 83-73 NO
- Turnover
Serge Ibaka 3 second turnover
Q4 1:01 · LAC 110-104 NO
- Missed FT
Patrick Beverley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · LAC 111-104 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 4:06 · LAC 20-26 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 18 | Threes made | 10 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| 20 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
