⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 25
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 12-point lead to 21
Q2 0:42 · NO 53-32 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kirk Snyder missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:34 · NO 90-87 ATL
- Missed FT
Kirk Snyder missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:34 · NO 90-87 ATL
- Missed FT
Chris Paul missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:22 · NO 91-89 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 0:14 · NO 23-22 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 1:13 · NO 90-89 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Zaza Pachulia Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 7:33 · NO 53-35 ATL
📊The numbers
| NO | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
