⏱️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
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 43
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 5 down to 4 up
Q4 6:17 · NO 105-101 BKN
- Ties it
Saddiq Bey hit a 26-foot three jumper, Yves Missi with the assist
Q4 1:04 · NO 110-110 BKN
- Winner
Saddiq Bey hit a driving dunk
Q4 0:21 · NO 112-110 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- Lead
Drake Powell hit a free throw 1 of 3
Q4 2:15 · NO 105-106 BKN
- Lead
Egor Demin hit a 27-foot three jumper, Noah Clowney with the assist
Q4 1:28 · NO 107-110 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:21 · NO 103-101 BKN
- Missed FT
Drake Powell misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 2:15 · NO 105-107 BKN
📊The numbers
| NO | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 16 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
