⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their nineteen
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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 9:18 · CHA 10-9 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 5:01 · CHA 85-78 NO
- Steal
Emeka Okafor stole it from Chris Paul
Q4 0:16 · CHA 88-86 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Richardson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · CHA 87-86 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 6:56 · CHA 57-51 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 9:36 · CHA 68-73 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 3:15 · CHA 82-78 NO
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 0:16 · CHA 88-86 NO
📊The numbers
| CHA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 15 | Assists | 21 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
