⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
+5Q125-18
+7Q231-23
-4Q320-22
+2Q425-21
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 18-7 off them
Key battles
6Turnovers18
11Steals3
18Points off turnovers7
9Blocks5
📊The numbers
| NO | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
