⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 39- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 6
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 3:03 · NO 28-14 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q2 2:29 · NO 64-41 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zion Williamson misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 11:38 · NO 94-82 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 9:58 · NO 99-90 WSH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Alex Len flagrant foul type 1
Q4 11:38 · NO 94-82 WSH
📊The numbers
| NO | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 17 | Threes made | 13 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 29 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
