⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 35- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen
- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 32
- A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 10:30 · LAC 87-95 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:37 · LAC 11-18 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q1 4:41 · LAC 14-33 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q2 5:52 · LAC 39-60 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 30 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
