⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their twelve- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 24-15 off them
- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 48
- A 14-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 41 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 41-point deficit to 32
Q4 5:54 · GS 97-129 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 4:21 · GS 18-34 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q3 4:08 · GS 78-100 NO
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 41
Q4 9:25 · GS 88-129 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 12 | Threes made | 19 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 37 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
