⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 24-13 off them- Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to eight
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:56 · NO 10-4 DAL
- Winner
Javonte Green hit a 25-foot three jumper, Trey Murphy III with the assist
Q4 0:45 · NO 116-114 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dejounte Murray misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · NO 116-114 DAL
- Turnover
Jordan Hawkins lost ball turnover
Q4 0:07 · NO 117-116 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- Steal
P.J. Washington stole it from Jordan Hawkins
Q4 0:07 · NO 117-116 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:23 · NO 113-114 DAL
- Turnover
Klay Thompson out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:33 · NO 116-114 DAL
📊The numbers
| NO | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
