⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 11:39 · LAL 42-35 NO
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up
Q4 7:06 · LAL 100-94 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 2:04 · LAL 108-98 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul
Q2 1:17 · LAL 52-48 NO
- Technical
Luke Kennard technical foul
Q3 0:48 · LAL 75-75 NO
- Technical
Deandre Ayton technical foul
Q4 8:31 · LAL 86-87 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 7:33 · LAL 12-18 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 3:26 · LAL 70-75 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Trey Murphy III technical foul
Q3 0:01 · LAL 75-78 NO
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray lost ball turnover
Q4 3:16 · LAL 98-94 NO
📊The numbers
| LAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 29 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 12 | Blocks | 3 |
