⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 8:47 · CHA 32-27 NO
- Lead
Melvin Ely made 4 ft hook shot. Assisted by Jason Hart.
OT 3:23 · CHA 88-86 NO
- Lead
Jason Hart made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Emeka Okafor.
OT 0:23 · CHA 92-90 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Keith Bogans missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:47 · CHA 79-79 NO
- Missed FT
Keith Bogans missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:47 · CHA 79-79 NO
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace Bad Pass. Stolen by David Wesley.
OT 2:00 · CHA 88-86 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Junior Harrington made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
Q4 1:01 · CHA 84-86 NO
- Ties it
Junior Harrington made 21 ft jumper.
OT 1:39 · CHA 88-88 NO
- Go-ahead
Junior Harrington made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.
OT 0:07 · CHA 92-93 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Junior Harrington Traveling
Q4 0:38 · CHA 84-86 NO
- Turnover
George Lynch Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Hart.
OT 2:13 · CHA 88-86 NO
📊The numbers
| CHA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
