⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 33
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 dragged them back level
Q3 0:05 · NO 106-106 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 10:11 · NO 114-108 LAL
- Steal
Herbert Jones stole it from Dennis Schroder
Q4 0:00 · NO 131-126 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Herbert Jones bad pass
Q4 0:08 · NO 131-126 LAL

Lakers
Good plays
- Steal
Anthony Davis stole it from Herbert Jones
Q4 0:08 · NO 131-126 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 3:54 · NO 122-120 LAL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · NO 129-123 LAL
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder bad pass
Q4 0:00 · NO 131-126 LAL
📊The numbers
| NO | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 30 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |









