⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their eight- A 14-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 33 in the fourth quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q1 0:42 · CHA 37-23 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25
Q3 3:14 · CHA 91-66 NO
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 33
Q4 3:46 · CHA 123-90 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 7:46 · CHA 9-13 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 21 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
