⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 6:43 · LAL 51-44 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 5:14 · LAL 85-76 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 7:15 · LAL 74-73 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jose Alvarado and Trey Jemison III
Q3 5:30 · LAL 77-75 NO
📊The numbers
| LAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 16 | Threes made | 14 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
