⏱️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
▲ LAC 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 Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 26
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:14 · LAC 2-11 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q1 1:28 · LAC 19-36 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Herbert Jones technical foul
Q3 9:40 · LAC 49-57 NO
📊The numbers
| LAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 30 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
