⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Hornets 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.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 0:12 · NO 33-21 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:24 · NO 93-85 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 0:42 · NO 46-43 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Emeka Okafor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:31 · NO 83-79 CHA
- Missed FT
Keith Bogans missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:00 · NO 85-83 CHA
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace Turnover
Q4 1:12 · NO 87-83 CHA
📊The numbers
| NO | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
