⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 42
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 3:21 · DAL 43-36 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 5:22 · DAL 34-36 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 10:38 · DAL 50-53 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 7:14 · DAL 54-63 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 30 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
