⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their thirteen- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 23-10 off them
- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 38
- Made eight threes to their 22
- They shot well above their usual, 22 of 44 from three
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 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 2:12 · NO 22-23 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 7:37 · NO 80-64 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Larry Nance Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:33 · NO 113-110 PHX
- Missed FT
Naji Marshall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · NO 123-117 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 5:14 · NO 10-18 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Booker bad pass
Q4 4:01 · NO 110-108 PHX
- Turnover
Torrey Craig bad pass
Q4 3:19 · NO 113-110 PHX
📊The numbers
| NO | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 8 | Threes made | 22 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 30 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
