⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the fourth quarter
Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 34
Burned in transition, 3 fast break points to 16
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Warriors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q2 7:48 · GS 30-29 NO
- Steal
Brandin Podziemski stole it from Jose Alvarado
Q4 1:18 · GS 96-88 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q4 3:50 · GS 99-88 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler III misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q2 2:26 · GS 37-33 NO

Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 0:00 · GS 17-25 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yves Missi turnover
Q4 4:31 · GS 87-87 NO
- Turnover
Bryce McGowens bad pass
Q4 3:37 · GS 90-88 NO
- Turnover
Jose Alvarado bad pass
Q4 1:18 · GS 96-88 NO
📊The numbers
| GS | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 28 | Assists | 16 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |









