⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q2 0:57 · LAC 53-56 NO
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q3 10:05 · LAC 66-58 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Reggie Jackson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:26 · LAC 100-103 NO
- Missed FT
Norman Powell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · LAC 100-103 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 1:27 · LAC 22-35 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q4 10:36 · LAC 87-85 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 4:40 · LAC 94-101 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Larry Nance Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · LAC 100-103 NO
- Missed FT
Larry Nance Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · LAC 100-103 NO
📊The numbers
| LAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 3 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
