⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 43
A 14-0 run took them from 13 down to 1 up 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.
Bulls
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 13 down to 1 up
Q3 4:47 · CHI 73-72 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Giddey lost ball turnover
Q4 4:41 · CHI 91-96 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 11:06 · CHI 50-62 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 10:27 · CHI 81-87 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q4 4:38 · CHI 91-106 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trey Murphy III misses technical free throw
Q1 7:25 · CHI 9-4 NO
- Turnover
Zion Williamson lost ball turnover
Q4 4:47 · CHI 91-96 NO
📊The numbers
| CHI | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
