⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter but fell behind it by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the third quarter- They shot well above their usual, eighteen of 37 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 10:25 · LAC 34-31 NO
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q3 6:42 · LAC 87-71 NO
- Winner
Kawhi Leonard hit a 20-foot pullup jump shot, Derrick Jones Jr. with the assist
Q4 0:00 · LAC 126-124 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 4:30 · LAC 110-107 NO
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:13 · LAC 124-122 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 6:48 · LAC 41-44 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 11:11 · LAC 96-94 NO
- Ties it
Zion Williamson hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · LAC 124-124 NO
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Yves Missi flagrant foul type 1
Q2 4:10 · LAC 46-46 NO
📊The numbers
| LAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 18 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 28 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
