⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third 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
They went cold, four of 24 from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 11:10 · ATL 48-46 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 10:11 · ATL 73-64 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mamadou N'diaye Lost Ball. Stolen by David Wesley.
Q4 4:41 · ATL 77-72 NO
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson Bad Pass
Q4 2:41 · ATL 80-76 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 3:28 · ATL 59-62 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
