⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 23-9 off them
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
James Johnson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:12 · NO 53-57 LAL
- Missed FT
James Johnson misses technical free throw
Q3 4:58 · NO 73-76 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses technical free throw
Q2 1:12 · NO 53-57 LAL
- Technical
Andre Drummond technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:58 · NO 73-76 LAL
📊The numbers
| NO | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 30 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 14 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
