⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 37 from three
- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 9
- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 in the fourth quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 2:31 · NO 94-81 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q4 6:12 · NO 121-101 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 8:28 · NO 12-23 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q1 4:02 · NO 18-36 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 3:10 · NO 121-109 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 16 | Threes made | 9 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 32 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
