⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 6:30 · NO 18-11 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q1 4:32 · NO 29-13 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 25
Q4 9:35 · NO 109-84 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q1 0:46 · NO 33-24 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q2 5:46 · NO 49-43 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
