⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 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, twelve turnovers to their 27, and outscored them 30-8 off them- Won the second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to ten
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
- Go-ahead
Darrell Armstrong made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Baron Davis.
Q4 1:39 · NO 75-73 ATL
- Ties it
P.J. Brown made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
OT 3:09 · NO 77-77 ATL
- Winner
George Lynch made Dunk. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
OT 1:35 · NO 82-81 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Baron Davis Offensive Foul
Q4 4:03 · NO 67-71 ATL
- Turnover
Darrell Armstrong Bad Pass. Stolen by Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
Q4 0:27 · NO 75-75 ATL
- Turnover
Darrell Armstrong Bad Pass. Stolen by Dion Glover.
OT 2:45 · NO 77-79 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 9:26 · NO 61-65 ATL
- Lead
Dion Glover made Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 4:37 · NO 75-76 ATL
- Lead
Theo Ratliff made Dunk. Assisted by Jason Terry.
OT 2:58 · NO 77-79 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 0:04 · NO 75-75 ATL
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Darrell Armstrong.
OT 1:38 · NO 80-81 ATL
- Turnover
Shareef Abdur-Rahim Lost Ball. Stolen by David Wesley.
OT 0:21 · NO 84-83 ATL
📊The numbers
| NO | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 32% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 27 |
| 18 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 11 |
