⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the first quarter- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 29-12 off them
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 52
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q3 3:10 · NO 80-79 CHA
- Lead
Marcus Thornton hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:52 · NO 98-97 CHA
- Go-ahead
Darren Collison hit a driving layup
Q4 0:44 · NO 100-99 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Posey offensive foul (Gerald Wallace draws the foul)
Q4 4:48 · NO 92-89 CHA
- Missed FT
Marcus Thornton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:52 · NO 97-97 CHA
- Turnover
Darren Collison bad pass
Q4 1:12 · NO 98-99 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q1 1:39 · NO 21-36 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 3:21 · NO 97-97 CHA
- Winner
D.J. Augustin hit a 24-foot three jumper, Raymond Felton with the assist
Q4 0:15 · NO 100-102 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace turnover
Q4 4:39 · NO 92-89 CHA
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace bad pass
Q4 4:11 · NO 92-89 CHA
📊The numbers
| NO | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
