⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 35 from three- Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their fifteen
- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 62
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 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 7:17 · NO 89-91 LAL
- Ties it
Larry Nance Jr. hit a dunk, Jose Alvarado with the assist
Q4 2:48 · NO 97-97 LAL
- Ties it
Trey Murphy III hit a 8-foot driving floating jump shot, CJ McCollum with the assist
Q4 1:58 · NO 99-99 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jose Alvarado and D'Angelo Russell
Q1 0:58 · NO 31-26 LAL
- Turnover
Jose Alvarado bad pass
Q4 1:31 · NO 99-99 LAL
- Missed FT
Larry Nance Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:08 · NO 99-101 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q2 11:19 · NO 36-38 LAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q2 4:33 · NO 44-58 LAL
- Lead
LeBron James hit a 18-foot two point shot
Q4 2:24 · NO 97-99 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 1:39 · NO 99-99 LAL
📊The numbers
| NO | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
