⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their twenty- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 34
- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the third quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 10:23 · DAL 30-31 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q2 4:03 · DAL 49-46 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaden Hardy offensive foul
Q4 4:02 · DAL 98-106 NO
- Turnover
Jaden Hardy turnover
Q4 4:02 · DAL 98-106 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:25 · DAL 8-15 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 4:09 · DAL 17-27 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q3 4:18 · DAL 77-85 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 29 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
