⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, seventeen free throws to their seven- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 2
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 21-point lead to 30
Q3 4:01 · NO 86-56 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 31
Q4 5:07 · NO 108-77 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 31 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
