⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 37 from three- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 43
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 11:38 · NO 53-55 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 3:38 · NO 75-69 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 5:39 · NO 89-78 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 9:24 · NO 6-15 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q1 0:19 · NO 16-36 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
