⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 24- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 6
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:43 · LAL 8-0 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 0:00 · LAL 95-75 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Richardson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:52 · LAL 91-75 NO
- Technical
Josh Richardson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:52 · LAL 92-75 NO
📊The numbers
| LAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 32 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
