⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 44
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 9:13 · DAL 61-57 NO
- Steal
Daniel Gafford stole it from Trey Murphy III
Q4 1:20 · DAL 95-96 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
P.J. Washington bad pass
Q4 4:20 · DAL 88-92 NO
- Turnover
Klay Thompson out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:16 · DAL 93-96 NO
- Turnover
Daniel Gafford out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:18 · DAL 95-96 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:44 · DAL 0-9 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:28 · DAL 93-96 NO
- Turnover
Trey Murphy III lost ball turnover
Q4 1:20 · DAL 95-96 NO
- Missed FT
Derik Queen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · DAL 99-101 NO
📊The numbers
| DAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
