⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 32 from three- A 16-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 21 in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 48
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 7:03 · NO 28-17 DET
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 21
Q2 8:09 · NO 59-38 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Jonas Valanciunas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:37 · NO 104-91 DET
- Turnover
CJ McCollum out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:44 · NO 121-114 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 5:23 · NO 111-103 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Jalen Duren technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:08 · NO 123-116 DET
- Technical
Jalen Duren technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:08 · NO 124-116 DET
📊The numbers
| NO | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 27 | Assists | 30 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
