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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 32 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 101 |
 Hornets | 21 | 32 | 20 | 23 | 96 |
NOPTeam statsCHA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 39-8744.8% | 9-2634.6% | 14-1877.8% | 42 | 26 | 15 |
| CHA | 36-8542.4% | 6-2128.6% | 18-3158.1% | 49 | 16 | 14 |
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New Orleans Pelicans101| 37 | 19 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 5-5 | +4 | +3.6 | ||||||||
| 34 | 19 | 8-15 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 0 | +12 | +1.4 | |||||||
| 33 | 11 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | +10 | −4.2 | |||||||
| 30 | 16 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 4-7 | −3 | +0.2 | ||||||||
| 15 | 9 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | +0.5 | |||||||
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| 31 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −2.4 | |||||
| 21 | 9 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +11 | +1.8 | |||||
| 17 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −0.4 | ||||
| 12 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −4.4 | |||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.3 | ||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.2 | |||
| Team | 101 | 39-8744.8% | 9-2634.6% | 42 | 26 | 15 | 19 | 14-1877.8% | 8 | 6 | 10 | |||
Bench 27 points on 11 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Cheick Diallo and Mike James (coach’s decision).
Charlotte Hornets96| 37 | 22 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-7 | −12 | +4.9 | |||||||
| 36 | 14 | 6-14 | 1-5 | 0 | 1-2 | +5 | −2.7 | |||||||
| 34 | 20 | 8-21 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −4.6 | ||||||
| 30 | 7 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 2-4 | −11 | −1.3 | ||||||||
| 23 | 7 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.9 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 8 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −3.8 | |||
| 21 | 16 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 7-12 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +3.3 | ||||||
| 19 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −6.1 | ||
| 14 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −3.3 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.3 | |||
| Team | 96 | 36-8542.4% | 6-2128.6% | 49 | 16 | 14 | 23 | 18-3158.1% | 10 | 5 | 6 | |||
Bench 26 points on 8 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Dwayne Bacon, Malik Monk and Julyan Stone (coach’s decision).
Pelicans101Hornets96ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Charlotte Hornets 101-96.
Jrue Holiday’s driving layup put the Pelicans ahead for good with 2:16 left in the fourth quarter.
The Hornets got within 96-95 on Nicolas Batum’s 3-pointer with 1:02 to play. They had the ball down 1 with 37 seconds left, but DeMarcus Cousins blocked Kemba Walker’s layup at the rim, lifting the Pelicans’ chance to win from 63% to 71%. It would have put the Hornets ahead. Holiday followed with 2 free throws, and the Hornets got no closer than 98-96.
Cousins’ free throw with 8.4 seconds left made it 101-96 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Pelicans outscored the Hornets 14-11. Holiday (No. 6 in clutch wins added, 2017-18) scored 7 of the Pelicans’ 14 on 2 for 3 shooting and 3 for 4 at the line.
Anthony Davis had 19 points (10 in the first quarter) and 3 steals.
For the Hornets, Dwight Howard had 22 points (18 in the paint), 16 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Walker added 20 points and 7 assists.
The Pelicans shot 44.8% from the field and 34.6% from 3 to the Hornets’ 42.4% and 28.6%. Marvin Williams fouled out.
New Orleans PelicansCharlotte HornetsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
87 points from the field on 87 shots: 3.4 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-27 | 63.0% | 63% |
| In the paint | 2-8 | 25.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 11-26 | 42.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-11 | 36.4% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-15 | 33.3% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Williams | 38 | 8 | 3-7 | −4 |
| Dwight Howard | 14 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| Frank Kaminsky | 8 | 6 | 3-5 | +3 |
| Kemba Walker | 7 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | 32 | 6 | 3-7 | −2 |
| Kemba Walker | 16 | 4 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Dwight Howard | 7 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Michael Carter-Williams | 6 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 8 | 4-6 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Howard | 33 | 6 | 2-6 | −4 |
| Marvin Williams | 11 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Johnny O'Bryant III | 4 | 4 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
CHA win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NOP
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CHA
Highest Leverage Moments
Walker 25' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Batum 5 AST)
Q4 3:07
25.7%
29→55
Batum 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Walker 7 AST)
Q4 1:02
24.4%
13→37
Holiday 2' Driving Layup (15 PTS)
Q4 2:16
19.0%
53→34
Nelson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Davis 4 AST)
Q4 9:22
18.9%
54→35
Walker 24' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS)
Q3 0:11
17.6%
37→55
