⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL 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 Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 38
- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 23
- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 12
- A 13-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 27 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 23
Q4 11:12 · LAL 74-97 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Frank Vogel technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:19 · LAL 60-87 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 2:19 · LAL 37-51 NO
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 27
Q3 6:47 · LAL 53-80 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devonte' Graham misses technical free throw
Q3 2:19 · LAL 60-87 NO
📊The numbers
| LAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 15 | Assists | 29 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 16 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
