⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their fifteen- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 31
- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38
- Could not get to the line, nine free throws to their 21
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q2 9:39 · LAC 39-47 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kawhi Leonard misses technical free throw
Q3 6:25 · LAC 65-83 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:33 · LAC 0-8 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 11:05 · LAC 28-47 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Naji Marshall technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:47 · LAC 52-63 NO
📊The numbers
| LAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 15 | Threes made | 21 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 62% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 36 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
