⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 34 from three- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 30-8 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 15
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 3:27 · NO 25-17 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 8:53 · NO 76-66 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 9:01 · NO 107-92 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Steals | 4 |
| 10 | Blocks | 2 |
