⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their thirteen- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 40
- A 17-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 21 in the first 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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 21
Q1 7:52 · NO 29-8 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q2 1:01 · NO 71-52 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Zion Williamson technical foul
Q3 8:43 · NO 71-57 UTAH
- Technical
Jose Alvarado technical foul
Q4 9:57 · NO 104-87 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 15
Q2 8:48 · NO 52-37 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q2 5:35 · NO 54-48 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 9:23 · NO 71-60 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 22 | Threes made | 13 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 34 | Assists | 30 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
