โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
โฒ ATL better than we expected
โผ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of nineteen from three
Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 8:59 ยท ATL 31-35 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Terry Lost Ball. Stolen by Baron Davis.
Q4 0:55 ยท ATL 82-89 NO
- Goaltend
Defensive Goaltending
Q4 0:24 ยท ATL 84-89 NO

Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 5:33 ยท ATL 7-20 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 3:34 ยท ATL 78-85 NO
๐The numbers
| ATL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 14 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |







