⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their eight- Burned in transition, 17 fast break points to 29
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 0:37 · ATL 42-26 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 5:46 · ATL 79-59 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q4 8:34 · ATL 100-84 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 13
Q4 5:37 · ATL 107-94 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 18 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 30 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 29 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 13 |
| 10 | Blocks | 9 |
