⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 21-11 off them
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q3 8:05 · NO 69-78 LAL
- Steal
Naji Marshall stole it from Wenyen Gabriel
Q4 0:11 · NO 116-108 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Trey Murphy III technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:52 · NO 66-78 LAL
- Missed FT
Brandon Ingram misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:35 · NO 107-105 LAL
- Missed FT
Herbert Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · NO 115-108 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:30 · NO 0-12 LAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q2 8:38 · NO 33-49 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Malik Monk lost ball turnover
Q4 4:46 · NO 104-103 LAL
- Goaltend
LeBron James defensive goaltending violation
Q4 0:29 · NO 113-108 LAL
- Turnover
Wenyen Gabriel bad pass
Q4 0:11 · NO 116-108 LAL
📊The numbers
| NO | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
