⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 11 fast break points to 28
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 7:10 · NO 101-98 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 4:37 · NO 113-103 DAL
- Steal
Jose Alvarado stole it from Cooper Flagg
Q4 0:07 · NO 119-113 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 1:55 · NO 34-34 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cooper Flagg misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:53 · NO 103-103 DAL
- Turnover
Naji Marshall out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:05 · NO 109-103 DAL
- Turnover
Cooper Flagg bad pass turnover
Q4 0:07 · NO 119-113 DAL
📊The numbers
| NO | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 28 | Assists | 29 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
