⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better 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, 32 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their eight, and outscored them 19-9 off them
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward bad pass
Q4 1:28 · CHA 98-105 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 4:11 · CHA 37-48 NO
- Steal
Dyson Daniels stole it from Gordon Hayward
Q4 1:28 · CHA 98-105 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram lost ball turnover
Q4 3:48 · CHA 94-100 NO
- Missed FT
Herbert Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:03 · CHA 98-102 NO
- Missed FT
Herbert Jones misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · CHA 104-108 NO
📊The numbers
| CHA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
