⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 34- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 27, and were outscored 31-14 off them
- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 36
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 11:01 · NO 9-3 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 7:00 · NO 17-4 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 27
Q2 1:01 · NO 68-41 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
CJ McCollum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:32 · NO 68-43 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q2 7:29 · NO 46-31 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q2 4:28 · NO 54-39 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan Poole technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:34 · NO 86-58 GS
📊The numbers
| NO | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 30 | Assists | 17 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 27 |
| 15 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
