⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seven of fifteen from three- A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 30 rebounds to 41
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 dragged them back level
Q3 0:24 · NO 77-77 ATL
- Ties it
Jamal Mashburn made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stacey Augmon.
Q4 2:21 · NO 90-90 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David Wesley missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q1 5:33 · NO 15-8 ATL
- Missed FT
David Wesley missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q1 5:33 · NO 15-8 ATL
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:39 · NO 90-92 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 9:52 · NO 31-30 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q2 3:32 · NO 44-48 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 5:41 · NO 57-71 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ira Newble Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q1 5:33 · NO 15-8 ATL
- Missed FT
Shareef Abdur-Rahim missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:35 · NO 84-86 ATL
- Turnover
Nazr Mohammed Lost Ball
Q4 3:19 · NO 88-88 ATL
📊The numbers
| NO | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
