⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 39- Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 56
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the third quarter
- Made seven threes to their seventeen
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q3 5:16 · NO 89-79 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zion Williamson lost ball turnover
Q4 1:37 · NO 124-117 UTAH
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:28 · NO 125-119 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- Steal
Mike Conley stole it from Zion Williamson
Q4 1:37 · NO 124-117 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 17 |
| 64% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
