⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 46
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Khris Middleton misses technical free throw
Q3 6:41 · WSH 66-81 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 5:31 · WSH 17-25 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q4 5:43 · WSH 99-120 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q4 2:56 · WSH 102-128 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Jeremiah Fears technical foul
Q3 6:41 · WSH 66-81 NO
📊The numbers
| WSH | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 30 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
