⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 78 points inside to 44
- A 15-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 20 in the second quarter
- Made thirteen threes to their twenty
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 20
Q2 10:21 · NO 52-32 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 6:56 · NO 96-78 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trey Murphy III misses technical free throw
Q3 8:26 · NO 81-72 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q2 5:34 · NO 59-47 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 4:29 · NO 131-121 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Giddey technical foul
Q4 10:02 · NO 113-101 CHI
📊The numbers
| NO | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 13 | Threes made | 20 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 28 | Assists | 29 |
| 78 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
