⏱️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
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their fourteen- A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the first quarter
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 from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:00 · ATL 14-4 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Smith Bad Pass
Q4 3:56 · ATL 78-84 NO
- Missed FT
Tony Delk missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:23 · ATL 79-86 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q1 0:38 · ATL 22-26 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 0:36 · ATL 66-72 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Casey Jacobsen Bad Pass. Stolen by Josh Smith.
Q4 4:22 · ATL 78-84 NO
- Turnover
J.R. Smith Bad Pass
Q4 2:48 · ATL 81-88 NO
- Turnover
J.R. Smith Lost Ball. Stolen by Tony Delk.
Q4 0:22 · ATL 86-94 NO
📊The numbers
| ATL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 14 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
