⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 10:10 · WSH 18-4 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 10:57 · WSH 101-112 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan Poole technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:20 · WSH 72-80 NO
- Technical
Wes Unseld Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:14 · WSH 106-129 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 9:19 · WSH 40-42 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 7:55 · WSH 42-52 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 7:59 · WSH 104-127 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 19 | Threes made | 16 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 30 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
