⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good 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 stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 0:00 · ATL 57-41 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jacque Vaughn missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 0:26 · ATL 30-19 NO
- Missed FT
Jacque Vaughn missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:20 · ATL 84-77 NO
- Turnover
Theo Ratliff Lost Ball. Stolen by David Wesley.
Q4 1:10 · ATL 84-77 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:11 · ATL 69-68 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
David Wesley Lost Ball. Stolen by Dion Glover.
Q4 2:42 · ATL 79-74 NO
- Missed FT
David Wesley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:04 · ATL 81-74 NO
- Turnover
Baron Davis Bad Pass
Q4 0:21 · ATL 88-80 NO
📊The numbers
| ATL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
