⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third 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
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 7:36 · NO 20-9 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:40 · NO 80-81 LAL
- Go-ahead
Brandon Ingram hit a 24-foot three step back jumper, Brandon Boston Jr. with the assist
Q4 2:09 · NO 97-95 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram lost ball turnover
Q4 3:30 · NO 91-93 LAL
- Goaltend
Yves Missi defensive goaltending violation
Q4 3:23 · NO 91-95 LAL
- Turnover
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:01 · NO 99-102 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 6:24 · NO 63-67 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 1:48 · NO 71-81 LAL
- Winner
LeBron James hit a 28-foot three jumper, Austin Reaves with the assist
Q4 1:51 · NO 97-98 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
JJ Redick technical foul
Q3 1:55 · NO 70-72 LAL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · NO 99-101 LAL
📊The numbers
| NO | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
