⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 42
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 23
Q3 6:51 · NO 68-91 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 10:31 · NO 26-41 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q2 6:19 · NO 33-55 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 28
Q3 10:18 · NO 57-85 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 32 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
