⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 21 rebounds to 11- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 22-10 off them
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
Al Horford stole it from Chris Paul
Q4 0:53 · ATL 80-87 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 2:10 · ATL 83-87 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:33 · ATL 75-82 NO
- Missed FT
Anthony Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:13 · ATL 80-87 NO
- Turnover
Joe Johnson turnover
Q4 0:52 · ATL 80-87 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul lost ball
Q4 0:53 · ATL 80-87 NO
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · ATL 80-87 NO
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:34 · ATL 80-87 NO
📊The numbers
| ATL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 70 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
