⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
-4Q126-28
+1Q232-31
+4Q334-26
+3Q432-27
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 41- Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 54
Key battles
30Assists21
16Free throws made11
74Points in the paint54
11Offensive rebounds15
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 7:41 · ATL 16-11 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Trae Young technical foul
Q2 1:47 · ATL 51-54 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 3:38 · ATL 21-26 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 30 | Assists | 21 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 33 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 15 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
