⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their five
They went cold, five of 25 from three
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 in the first quarter
Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 32
Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their five
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q1 7:30 · NO 14-17 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q2 0:37 · NO 56-66 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q3 9:32 · NO 69-76 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
James Johnson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:41 · NO 76-88 GS

Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 10:34 · NO 1-12 GS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q1 3:15 · NO 19-39 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 10:00 · NO 27-47 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 5 | Threes made | 17 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Assists | 31 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |







