⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their eleven- They went cold, eleven of 43 from three
- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 41
- A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 56
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 39-point deficit to 31
Q3 6:33 · NO 57-88 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Herbert Jones technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:38 · NO 71-97 LAL
- Missed FT
Josh Richardson misses technical free throw
Q4 12:00 · NO 75-98 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q1 11:25 · NO 0-14 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 26
Q2 10:03 · NO 26-52 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Phil Handy technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 12:00 · NO 75-98 LAL
📊The numbers
| NO | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 18 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
