⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 41 from three
- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 32-8 off them
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 48
- Beaten inside, 54 points in the paint to 72
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 took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q3 10:47 · NO 76-70 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 10:20 · NO 108-101 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q4 7:53 · NO 118-103 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan Poole technical foul
Q2 2:47 · NO 59-59 WSH
📊The numbers
| NO | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 18 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 36 | Assists | 28 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
