⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 15-6 off them- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 22
- A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the third quarter
- Made two threes to their nine
- Went cold from three, two of seventeen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 9:22 · NO 40-35 ATL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q3 10:00 · NO 63-59 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 6:39 · NO 90-81 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · NO 92-86 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q2 6:26 · NO 40-46 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses technical free throw
Q1 5:24 · NO 13-19 ATL
- Turnover
Al Horford turnover
Q4 4:01 · NO 86-81 ATL
- Turnover
Marvin Williams turnover
Q4 0:08 · NO 93-86 ATL
📊The numbers
| NO | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 2 | Threes made | 9 |
| 12% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
