⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 38- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 7
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 took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 2:31 · NO 54-53 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 11:20 · NO 64-55 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 26
Q4 4:39 · NO 109-83 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 9:07 · NO 10-17 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 16
Q4 8:14 · NO 99-83 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 16
Q4 2:39 · NO 109-93 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
