⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
+3Q122-16
+3Q237-31
-6Q324-25
+3Q431-26
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their four- They went cold, four of 22 from three
- Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their eleven
- Beaten inside, 46 points in the paint to 74
Key battles
8Points off turnovers25
13Threes made4
41%Three-point accuracy18%
21Free throws made8
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 5:09 · LAC 18-10 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 13 | Threes made | 4 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 29 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 74 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
