⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 38 from three- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 22-11 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 11
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 49
A 18-0 run took them from 9 down to 9 up in the second quarter
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
- Winner
Jose Alvarado hit a 26-foot three step back jumper
Q4 0:16 · NO 113-112 CHA
- Steal
Derik Queen stole it from Sion James
Q4 0:13 · NO 113-112 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q4 2:50 · NO 116-112 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derik Queen bad pass
Q4 1:55 · NO 110-112 CHA
- Turnover
Derik Queen out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:44 · NO 110-112 CHA
- Missed FT
Saddiq Bey misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · NO 116-112 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 8:06 · NO 8-17 CHA
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 9 down to 9 up
Q2 1:08 · NO 61-70 CHA
- Steal
Tre Mann stole it from Derik Queen
Q4 1:55 · NO 110-112 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tre Mann offensive foul
Q4 0:56 · NO 110-112 CHA
- Turnover
Tre Mann turnover
Q4 0:56 · NO 110-112 CHA
- Turnover
Sion James bad pass
Q4 0:13 · NO 113-112 CHA
📊The numbers
| NO | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 17 | Threes made | 13 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
