⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 16 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 11:02 · NO 10-3 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Willy Hernangomez flagrant foul type 1
Q1 3:41 · NO 23-21 ATL
- Technical
Stan Van Gundy technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:19 · NO 97-120 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 0:42 · NO 54-60 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q3 5:18 · NO 64-83 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q4 6:52 · NO 91-115 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Onyeka Okongwu misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q1 3:41 · NO 23-22 ATL
- Missed FT
Kevin Huerter misses technical free throw
Q4 3:19 · NO 97-120 ATL
📊The numbers
| NO | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
