⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 22 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 twenty threes to their thirteen- Shot well above their usual, twenty of 38 from three
- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 25-12 off them
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 53
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 7:38 · GS 17-6 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q4 10:00 · GS 89-92 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 2:58 · GS 106-109 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Klay Thompson bad pass
Q4 4:39 · GS 94-101 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q2 7:51 · GS 35-38 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 5:23 · GS 38-47 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q3 6:22 · GS 66-82 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 20 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
