⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their eighteen- Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 48
- A 16-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 22 in the fourth quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 6:20 · ATL 28-16 NO
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 22
Q4 8:22 · ATL 111-89 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
