⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fourteen- Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to six
- They shot well above their usual, eighteen of 37 from three
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the second quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q2 7:10 · NO 59-45 LAC
- Ties it
CJ McCollum hit a 6-foot driving floating jump shot, Herbert Jones with the assist
Q4 2:16 · NO 112-112 LAC
- Steal
Trey Murphy III stole it from Norman Powell
Q4 1:52 · NO 112-112 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yves Missi offensive foul
Q4 4:08 · NO 108-107 LAC
- Turnover
Yves Missi turnover
Q4 4:08 · NO 108-107 LAC
- Missed FT
Yves Missi misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · NO 113-114 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- Winner
James Harden hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · NO 112-113 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:35 · NO 110-112 LAC
- Turnover
Norman Powell bad pass
Q4 1:52 · NO 112-112 LAC
📊The numbers
| NO | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 18 | Threes made | 13 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
