⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 3:43 · NO 89-76 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 6:53 · NO 108-92 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Herbert Jones misses technical free throw
Q1 8:18 · NO 11-2 ATL
- Technical
Trey Murphy III technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:29 · NO 40-41 ATL
- Missed FT
Naji Marshall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · NO 115-107 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 8:08 · NO 12-10 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Trae Young technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 8:18 · NO 11-2 ATL
📊The numbers
| NO | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 30 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
