⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 10 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
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 34- Went cold from three, twelve of 50
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eight, and outscored them 22-11 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 11:01 · CHA 59-64 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 11:44 · CHA 87-82 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:53 · CHA 94-87 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 9:20 · CHA 9-10 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 0:30 · CHA 23-35 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q2 4:01 · CHA 34-56 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trey Murphy III lost ball turnover
Q4 3:43 · CHA 94-87 NO
- Missed FT
Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:23 · CHA 96-89 NO
📊The numbers
| CHA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 16 | Assists | 23 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
