⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 1:11 · LAL 115-102 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 8:29 · LAL 127-112 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q4 5:31 · LAL 137-117 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Austin Reaves misses technical free throw
Q1 4:30 · LAL 25-23 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 9:00 · LAL 92-88 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Willie Green technical foul
Q2 2:19 · LAL 75-66 NO
📊The numbers
| LAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 32 | Assists | 28 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
