⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 10 in the third 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 10
Q3 0:31 · NO 85-95 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Willie Green technical foul
Q4 3:06 · NO 96-107 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up
Q1 7:17 · NO 11-25 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q3 7:27 · NO 66-88 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul
Q3 0:03 · NO 76-95 LAL
📊The numbers
| NO | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
