⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first 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 Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 46- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 23-4 off them
- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 28
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 10:36 · NO 13-2 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q1 5:16 · NO 26-7 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Hart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:19 · NO 92-74 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q3 7:39 · NO 65-48 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Serge Ibaka and Jonas Valanciunas
Q4 7:19 · NO 92-75 LAC
📊The numbers
| NO | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
