⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made 25 threes to their nineteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 2:35 · NO 43-28 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 11:48 · NO 53-36 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q4 4:08 · NO 128-104 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q1 1:18 · NO 43-36 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 2:54 · NO 64-61 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 25 | Threes made | 19 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 32 | Assists | 29 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
