⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the first quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 3:55 · CHA 26-19 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson traveling
Q4 1:58 · CHA 93-100 NO
- Missed FT
Ronald Murray misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:37 · CHA 93-100 NO
- Missed FT
Ronald Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:37 · CHA 93-100 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 10:25 · CHA 4-12 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 6:26 · CHA 63-67 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 8:55 · CHA 83-91 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 29 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
