⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of seventeen from three- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 47
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 9:02 · CHA 39-28 NO
- Steal
Derek Anderson stole it from Desmond Mason
Q4 2:38 · CHA 100-94 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace offensive foul (Desmond Mason draws the foul)
Q4 2:58 · CHA 100-94 NO
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace turnover
Q4 2:58 · CHA 100-94 NO
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
Q4 1:38 · CHA 102-96 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q2 0:00 · CHA 53-54 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul double technical foul
Q3 5:13 · CHA 65-64 NO
- Turnover
Desmond Mason lost ball
Q4 2:38 · CHA 100-94 NO
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:58 · CHA 102-96 NO
📊The numbers
| CHA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
