⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
+9Q125-21
-13Q221-35
-3Q324-32
0Q428-27
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their eight- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 25-9 off them
Key battles
25Points off turnovers9
18Turnovers7
8Threes made17
8Fast break points15
📊The numbers
| NO | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 17 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 28 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
