⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 37
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 6:32 · CHA 42-46 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:47 · CHA 5-14 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q2 3:56 · CHA 44-59 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 6:29 · CHA 97-107 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Larry Nance Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:08 · CHA 47-59 NO
- Technical
Herbert Jones technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:53 · CHA 62-71 NO
📊The numbers
| CHA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
