⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 16 fast break points to 4
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
- Steal
Tyronn Lue stole it from David West
Q4 0:12 · ATL 101-93 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 8:29 · ATL 8-12 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Desmond Mason technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:58 · ATL 72-62 NO
- Turnover
Arvydas Macijauskas traveling
Q4 2:39 · ATL 99-91 NO
- Turnover
David West bad pass
Q4 0:12 · ATL 101-93 NO
📊The numbers
| ATL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
