⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their twelve
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the fourth quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q4 7:44 · ATL 103-90 NO
- Ties it
Dejounte Murray hit a 18-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 0:04 · ATL 109-109 NO
- Winner
Dejounte Murray hit a 19-foot pullup jump shot
OT 4:42 · ATL 111-109 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Clint Capela bad pass
Q4 3:33 · ATL 103-97 NO
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray bad pass
OT 0:04 · ATL 124-121 NO

Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q4 4:38 · ATL 103-102 NO
- Ties it
CJ McCollum hit a 23-foot three jumper, Brandon Ingram with the assist
Q4 2:21 · ATL 105-105 NO
- Lead
Zion Williamson hit a 11-foot two point shot
Q4 0:58 · ATL 107-109 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
CJ McCollum lost ball turnover
OT 4:30 · ATL 111-109 NO
- Turnover
Zion Williamson bad pass
OT 1:52 · ATL 117-111 NO
- Turnover
Devonte' Graham steps out of bounds turnover
OT 0:00 · ATL 124-121 NO
📊The numbers
| ATL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |








