⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their eleven- They went cold, eleven of 41 from three
- A 17-0 run took them from 3 down to 14 up in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 48
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 3 down to 14 up
Q1 3:50 · WSH 22-36 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
CJ McCollum technical foul
Q4 7:58 · WSH 78-93 NO
📊The numbers
| WSH | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 18 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
