⏱️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
▲ NO better than we expected
+11Q137-24
-12Q225-33
+2Q326-24
+11Q427-15
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 20-7 off them
- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 44
- A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
0Blocks4
7Points off turnovers20
11Offensive rebounds4
11Turnovers17
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23
Q4 8:42 · NO 108-85 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
