⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second 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 Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 32
- A 14-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 30 in the third quarter
- Made ten threes to their eighteen
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 1:37 · NO 35-29 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 6:51 · NO 50-33 LAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 30
Q3 3:32 · NO 96-66 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 19
Q4 3:16 · NO 125-106 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dennis Schroder technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:02 · NO 112-90 LAL
📊The numbers
| NO | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 18 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
