⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 31-10 off them- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 40
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 5 down to 5 up
Q1 8:53 · NO 12-7 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 0:29 · NO 72-54 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 28
Q3 3:06 · NO 108-80 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan Hawkins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:23 · NO 117-85 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 2:02 · NO 64-54 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:51 · NO 43-36 DAL
📊The numbers
| NO | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 33 | Assists | 25 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 46 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
