⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 40- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 42
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 9:32 · ATL 30-39 NO
- Ties it
Trae Young hit a 30-foot threeer
Q4 2:08 · ATL 108-108 NO
- Ties it
Clint Capela hit a alley oop dunk shot, Trae Young with the assist
Q4 1:34 · ATL 110-110 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 5:02 · ATL 11-23 NO
- Lead
Jonas Valanciunas hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:45 · ATL 108-109 NO
- Winner
Jonas Valanciunas hit a 11-foot two point shot, CJ McCollum with the assist
Q4 1:16 · ATL 110-112 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:27 · ATL 103-106 NO
- Missed FT
Jonas Valanciunas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · ATL 112-116 NO
📊The numbers
| ATL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
