⏱️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
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth 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 Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 33
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the fourth quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q4 9:29 · NO 102-90 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
CJ McCollum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:04 · NO 58-56 CHI
- Technical
Jonas Valanciunas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:52 · NO 74-74 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 5:49 · NO 19-22 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 4:26 · NO 21-30 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 8:55 · NO 70-70 CHI
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ayo Dosunmu flagrant foul type 1
Q4 0:21 · NO 122-109 CHI
- Technical
Tristan Thompson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:21 · NO 122-109 CHI
- Technical
Tristan Thompson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:21 · NO 123-109 CHI
📊The numbers
| NO | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
