⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 2:35 · NO 32-16 CHA
- Steal
Lonzo Ball stole it from Gordon Hayward
Q4 1:00 · NO 109-116 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steven Adams lost ball turnover
Q4 4:13 · NO 105-105 CHA
- Missed FT
Brandon Ingram misses technical free throw
Q4 2:15 · NO 107-114 CHA
- Missed FT
Josh Hart misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:57 · NO 109-116 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 6:53 · NO 103-105 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward back court turnover
Q4 2:58 · NO 107-111 CHA
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward lost ball turnover
Q4 1:00 · NO 109-116 CHA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:33 · NO 110-116 CHA
📊The numbers
| NO | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 15 | Threes made | 16 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 29 | Assists | 33 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
