⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third 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
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 22-14 off them
Lost the glass, 30 rebounds to 43
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 0:32 · NO 31-20 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 9:00 · NO 80-84 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Baron Davis Bad Pass. Stolen by Kenny Anderson.
Q4 4:15 · NO 87-86 ATL
- Turnover
Lee Nailon Lost Ball. Stolen by Kenny Anderson.
Q4 4:01 · NO 87-86 ATL
- Turnover
Darrell Armstrong Lost Ball. Stolen by Antoine Walker.
Q4 1:16 · NO 89-91 ATL

Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 8:27 · NO 33-38 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 5:16 · NO 65-68 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 1:46 · NO 71-80 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenny Anderson Lost Ball. Stolen by Baron Davis.
Q4 4:54 · NO 85-86 ATL
- Turnover
Kenny Anderson Lost Ball. Stolen by Darrell Armstrong.
Q4 2:00 · NO 87-91 ATL
- Missed FT
Antoine Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:17 · NO 93-95 ATL
📊The numbers
| NO | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |









