⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen- Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 59
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:22 · NO 10-2 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 10:01 · NO 87-69 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 2:44 · NO 72-66 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q4 1:08 · NO 96-87 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Jalen Brunson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:14 · NO 71-58 NY
📊The numbers
| NO | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
