⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, twelve of seventeen from three
- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their thirteen
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 4-point lead to 13
Q3 1:42 · NO 73-60 ATL
- Steal
Marcus Thornton stole it from Joe Johnson
Q4 1:00 · NO 92-84 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Posey bad pass
Q4 0:33 · NO 94-86 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 2:50 · NO 45-40 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Johnson bad pass
Q4 1:00 · NO 92-84 ATL
📊The numbers
| NO | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 71% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
