⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 10 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
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 40 from three- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 9
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 1:29 · NO 56-51 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trey Murphy III misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:33 · NO 90-97 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 11:41 · NO 86-88 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luka Doncic out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:14 · NO 91-97 LAL
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:35 · NO 100-107 LAL
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:35 · NO 100-107 LAL
📊The numbers
| NO | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 30 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
