⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 14 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 37 from three- Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their seventeen
- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 39
- A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21 in the first quarter
- Burned in transition, 12 fast break points to 24
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q2 0:48 · LAC 62-56 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:46 · LAC 99-107 NO
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:28 · LAC 103-110 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21
Q1 6:31 · LAC 12-33 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 10:23 · LAC 30-47 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q4 8:34 · LAC 91-103 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jose Alvarado traveling
Q4 4:03 · LAC 99-107 NO
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram bad pass
Q4 3:12 · LAC 101-107 NO
- Missed FT
Brandon Ingram misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:28 · LAC 101-108 NO
📊The numbers
| LAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
