⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 24-15 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 9:25 · NO 19-5 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 11:26 · NO 45-29 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 24
Q2 5:11 · NO 62-38 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 33 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
