⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 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 40-14 off them- A 13-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 29 in the third quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 7:18 · NO 23-10 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 5:20 · NO 49-30 ATL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 29
Q3 10:52 · NO 68-39 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
David West Technical Foul
Q4 9:48 · NO 82-61 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 9:07 · NO 38-28 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 18
Q3 1:17 · NO 82-64 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 36 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 40 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 27 |
| 17 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
