⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 24 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their seven- Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 42
- A 14-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 30 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 10:42 · LAL 40-33 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 2:55 · LAL 62-51 NO
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 30
Q3 8:05 · LAL 90-60 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 17 | Threes made | 7 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
