⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 23- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their thirteen
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
- Steal
Herbert Jones stole it from Kawhi Leonard
Q4 0:59 · NO 117-109 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
CJ McCollum bad pass
Q4 0:56 · NO 117-109 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 7:29 · NO 9-18 LAC
- Steal
Terance Mann stole it from CJ McCollum
Q4 0:56 · NO 117-109 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ivica Zubac misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:09 · NO 115-109 LAC
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard bad pass
Q4 0:59 · NO 117-109 LAC
- Turnover
Norman Powell out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:17 · NO 119-112 LAC
📊The numbers
| NO | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
