⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 32
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 1-point lead to 10
Q2 4:45 · NO 52-42 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 9:04 · NO 90-80 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:26 · NO 103-97 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 0:01 · NO 59-56 ATL
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Anthony Johnson defensive goaltending
Q4 0:26 · NO 103-97 ATL
📊The numbers
| NO | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 63% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
