⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 19 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their nine- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their 24, and were outscored 34-5 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 6
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 24
- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 44
A 16-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 20 in the first quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q2 11:17 · GS 24-34 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 6:49 · GS 74-67 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 4:06 · GS 114-96 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 10:12 · GS 5-10 NO
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 20
Q1 4:35 · GS 14-34 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 21 | Threes made | 9 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 34 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 34 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
