⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 32- A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19 in the fourth quarter
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their ten
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 15
Q4 2:39 · NO 111-126 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19
Q4 7:55 · NO 97-116 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q4 4:07 · NO 101-126 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Garrison Mathews flagrant foul type 1
Q3 3:43 · NO 77-88 ATL
📊The numbers
| NO | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 16 | Threes made | 15 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 29 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
