⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 34 from three
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 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.

Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 9:47 · NO 37-36 PHI
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q3 2:29 · NO 97-89 PHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 7:49 · NO 115-97 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:40 · NO 0-8 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 4:01 · NO 17-24 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 5:16 · NO 43-49 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Andre Drummond technical foul
Q2 6:26 · NO 37-41 PHI
- Technical
Dominick Barlow technical foul
Q2 6:26 · NO 38-41 PHI
📊The numbers
| NO | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 17 | Threes made | 12 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |








