⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made 24 threes to their eight- Shot well above their usual, 24 of 56 from three
- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 29
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 56
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 5:01 · NO 49-53 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q4 2:43 · NO 101-117 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 9:53 · NO 6-14 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 7:12 · NO 9-23 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 7:50 · NO 82-105 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 24 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 34 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 14 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
