⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their seven- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 19-7 off them
- Made twelve threes to their twenty
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 5 down to 4 up
Q1 6:39 · NO 19-15 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 4:48 · NO 52-50 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 0:26 · NO 108-100 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zion Williamson lost ball turnover
Q4 2:45 · NO 95-98 GS
- Turnover
James Johnson traveling
Q4 0:58 · NO 100-98 GS
- Missed FT
James Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · NO 108-103 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 4:02 · NO 23-27 GS
- Steal
Draymond Green stole it from Zion Williamson
Q4 2:45 · NO 95-98 GS
- Ties it
Draymond Green hit a driving layup
Q4 0:49 · NO 100-100 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Curry bad pass
Q4 1:53 · NO 98-98 GS
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:16 · NO 100-98 GS
- Turnover
Mychal Mulder lost ball turnover
Q4 0:17 · NO 102-100 GS
📊The numbers
| NO | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 20 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
