⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
+1Q123-23
-5Q220-25
-10Q313-22
-4Q421-26
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26 in the fourth quarter
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 24-3 off them
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their three
Key battles
24Points off turnovers3
13Offensive rebounds3
0Blocks4
27%Three-point accuracy56%
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 2:12 · ATL 77-96 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26
Q4 6:56 · ATL 65-91 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
