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Atlanta Hawks
3-3 · 2-1 on the road
99 – 121
Final · numbers below are from before this game
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1-4 · 1-2 at home

Biggest mismatches

ATL's offense ranks 10th in scoring efficiency, and NOP ranks 21st defending it.

Team vs team

Season before this game (ATL 6 games, NOP 5). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

ATLNOP
Scoring
119.26th · Above avg
Points per game
NBA avg 114.0
119.45th · Top 5
114.517th · Average
Points allowed
NBA avg 114.2
121.626th · Bottom 5
+4.710th · Above avg
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
-2.219th · Average
Efficiency
113.110th · Above avg
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.5
109.918th · Average
110.214th · Average
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.5
113.121st · Below avg
+2.912th · Average
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
-3.219th · Average
104.69th
Pace
NBA avg 103.3
108.12nd
Shooting
54.3%11th · Average
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.3%
54.1%12th · Average
56.9%18th · Average
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
58.9%7th · Above avg
14.85th · Top 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.0
9.229th · Bottom 5
35.6%10th · Above avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
30.1%27th · Bottom 5
0.2325th · Below avg
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.334th · Top 5
Defense
53.5%17th · Average
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.3%
56.6%26th · Bottom 5
9.212th · Average
Steals
NBA avg 8.8
13.41st · Top 5
3.528th · Bottom 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.1
5.016th · Average
Possessions
12.8%4th · Top 5
Turnover rate
NBA avg 15.1%
15.8%21st · Below avg
27.3%17th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.4%
22.8%27th · Bottom 5
43.321st · Below avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.5
43.022nd · Below avg
32.51st · Top 5
Assists
NBA avg 26.3
25.220th · Average

Recent form

Atlanta Hawks
WLLLW

Last 5: average margin +4.2 (season +4.7). Streak W1.

New Orleans Pelicans
LLLLW

Last 5: average margin -2.2 (season -2.2). Streak W1.

Key players

Atlanta Hawks
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerG 21.13.22.859.5
Jalen JohnsonF 18.39.07.952.1
CJ McCollumG 14.22.84.057.3
Aaron WigginsG 13.83.61.958.2
New Orleans Pelicans
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Zion WilliamsonF 21.35.32.768.8
Dejounte MurrayG 17.85.86.053.1
Saddiq BeyF 15.63.91.762.3
Trey Murphy IIIF 14.94.63.459.7

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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