⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 39- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 34
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 11:10 · LAC 54-62 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q3 1:11 · LAC 67-86 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q4 5:56 · LAC 79-101 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 32 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
