⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, eighteen free throws to their eight- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 43
- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 2
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:23 · NO 9-0 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 27
Q2 4:43 · NO 59-32 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Zion Williamson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:04 · NO 80-57 BKN
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
