⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ CHI 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 Bulls did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 33 from three
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the first 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 0:24 · NO 67-53 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q4 11:06 · NO 103-78 CHI
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Larry Nance Jr. flagrant foul type 1
Q2 3:38 · NO 47-44 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q1 0:28 · NO 32-37 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q2 3:38 · NO 47-45 CHI
📊The numbers
| NO | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 17 | Threes made | 11 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 2 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
