⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 11:41 · NO 8-0 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 8:53 · NO 109-101 PHX
- Winner
CJ McCollum hit a driving layup
Q4 0:34 · NO 123-121 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram lost ball turnover
Q4 5:00 · NO 111-110 PHX
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram lost ball turnover
Q4 2:37 · NO 116-115 PHX
- Missed FT
CJ McCollum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · NO 126-124 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q2 6:13 · NO 44-57 PHX
- Lead
Devin Booker hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:33 · NO 116-117 PHX
- Ties it
Devin Booker hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:57 · NO 121-121 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:22 · NO 114-110 PHX
- Turnover
Grayson Allen steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:54 · NO 116-110 PHX
- Turnover
Bradley Beal lost ball turnover
Q4 2:02 · NO 118-117 PHX
📊The numbers
| NO | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 14 | Threes made | 17 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 32 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 30 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
