⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 31 from three- Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 24
- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q1 2:45 · NO 24-30 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 5:16 · NO 82-75 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:35 · NO 16-28 DEN
- Missed FT
Zion Williamson misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 9:05 · NO 98-88 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:45 · NO 2-8 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 0:52 · NO 59-67 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bones Hyland misses technical free throw
Q1 3:35 · NO 16-28 DEN
- Technical
Jeff Green technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:32 · NO 40-39 DEN
- Flagrant
DeAndre Jordan flagrant foul type 1
Q4 9:05 · NO 98-88 DEN
📊The numbers
| NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
