⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their fourteen- A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up in the first quarter
- Burned in transition, 21 fast break points to 39
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up
Q1 4:55 · NO 26-23 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 8:14 · NO 56-39 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 8:57 · NO 81-63 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:19 · NO 9-14 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Assists | 27 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 39 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 12 | Blocks | 3 |
