โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
โฒ NO better than we expected
โผ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38
A 13-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 13 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
๐Good 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 took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:44 ยท NO 9-2 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 1:02 ยท NO 33-21 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 9:25 ยท NO 43-26 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q1 3:15 ยท NO 24-21 CHA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 13
Q4 5:18 ยท NO 100-87 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Shannon Brown technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:23 ยท NO 37-26 CHA
๐The numbers
| NO | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 16 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |










