⏱️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 and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 38- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their four
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dejounte Murray misses technical free throw
Q4 8:56 · ATL 72-89 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 10:13 · ATL 22-37 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Zion Williamson technical foul
Q4 8:56 · ATL 72-89 NO
📊The numbers
| ATL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 17 | Threes made | 14 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 28 | Assists | 32 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
