⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 10:08 · NO 50-50 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 3:05 · NO 63-58 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:22 · NO 2-8 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 11:33 · NO 63-67 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
Q4 3:58 · NO 70-78 ATL
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:38 · NO 79-86 ATL
📊The numbers
| NO | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
