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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 22 | 27 | 35 | 19 | 103 |
 Hornets | 19 | 24 | 35 | 28 | 106 |
NOPTeam statsCHA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 40-9044.4% | 9-2437.5% | 14-1687.5% | 47 | 23 | 15 |
| CHA | 40-7950.6% | 13-3735.1% | 13-1586.7% | 35 | 34 | 17 |
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Charlotte Hornets106| 35 | 16 | 6-13 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.9 | ||||||
| 35 | 17 | 7-14 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 | −2.8 | |||||||
| 32 | 17 | 6-12 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +6.2 | ||||||
| 32 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | +7 | −0.4 | ||||||||
| 24 | 11 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | +7 | +2.0 | |||||||
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| 29 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | −11 | −2.2 | |||||||
| 20 | 12 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | −2 | +2.5 | ||||||||
| 15 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.6 | ||||||
| 14 | 15 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.8 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.9 | |||
| Team | 106 | 40-7950.6% | 13-3735.1% | 35 | 34 | 17 | 19 | 13-1586.7% | 5 | 5 | 10 | |||
Bench 39 points on 14 for 27 shooting
Did not play: JT Thor and Nick Richards (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans103| 38 | 9 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0 | −2 | −6.6 | |||||||
| 34 | 27 | 10-19 | 3-7 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +1.4 | |||||
| 29 | 24 | 11-18 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | +12.6 | ||||||||
| 25 | 2 | 1-8 | 0-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −7.7 | |||||
| 19 | 5 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −1.4 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 14 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +0.1 | ||||
| 23 | 7 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.3 | ||||||
| 19 | 9 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −2 | −0.3 | ||||||
| 18 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.8 | |||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −3.5 | ||||
| Team | 103 | 40-9044.4% | 9-2437.5% | 47 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 14-1687.5% | 15 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 36 points on 14 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Garrett Temple, Tony Snell and Gary Clark (coach’s decision).
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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 Charlotte Hornets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 106-103 for their fifth straight win.
P.J. Washington’s hook shot answered Jaxson Hayes’ 2 free throws and put the Hornets back ahead for good with 1:32 left in the fourth quarter.
The Pelicans got within 104-103 on Jose Alvarado’s driving layup with 32 seconds to play, but LaMelo Ball answered with an 8-foot floater, and the Pelicans got no closer.
Mason Plumlee’s dunk with 38.4 seconds left made it 104-101.
During clutch time, the Hornets outscored the Pelicans 15-8. Terry Rozier scored 4 of the Hornets’ 15 on 2 for 3 shooting.
Ball had 17 points and 9 assists, and Isaiah Thomas added 15 points (9 in the second quarter) off the bench.
For the Pelicans, CJ McCollum had 27 points (15 in the third quarter) and 6 assists, and Jonas Valančiūnas added 24 points and 18 rebounds.
The Hornets shot 50.6% from the field to the Pelicans’ 44.4%. The Hornets’ starters outscored the Pelicans 45-31 in 17 minutes together.
Charlotte HornetsNew Orleans PelicansPS, 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. The Hornets’ chance bottomed out at 14% (4th quarter, 9:45 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
93 points from the field on 78 shots: 5.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-27 | 59.3% | 65% |
| In the paint | 7-10 | 70.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 4-5 | 80.0% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 4-17 | 23.5% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-20 | 45.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Alvarado | 17 | 5 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Devonte' Graham | 15 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| CJ McCollum | 10 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 8 | 2 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 5 | 2-5 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ McCollum | 21 | 3 | 1-2 | −3 |
| Jose Alvarado | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Tyrone Wallace | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Herbert Jones | 7 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 5 | 2-5 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Jones | 16 | 3 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Naji Marshall | 14 | 3 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 12 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| CJ McCollum | 11 | 7 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 2 | 1-4 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 66 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
Bridges 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Washington 6 AST)
Q4 2:12
28.6%
34→62
Washington 6' Driving Hook Shot (6 PTS) (Rozier 1 AST)
Q4 1:32
28.2%
37→66
Plumlee 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (11 PTS) (Ball 9 AST)
Q4 0:38
27.7%
64→91
Ball 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (17 PTS)
Q4 0:09
24.9%
71→96
Plumlee 1' Dunk (9 PTS) (Washington 7 AST)
Q4 0:60
22.4%
62→85
