7-7, 3-5 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Pelicans NO	15	13	23	40	91
Hawks ATL	19	22	21	38	100

Atlanta HawksHawksATL

8-6, 6-2 Home

100

8-6, 6-2 Home

New Orleans Pelicans @ Atlanta Hawks

Matchups

ATL leads season

1-0

ATL

Game 1@ ATL

Final

100

115

Game 2@ NO

Final

100

Western Conference

Southwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Memphis	3	1	.750	-	W2
New Orleans	3	1	.750	-	W2
Houston	2	1	.667	0.5	W1
San Antonio	2	3	.400	1.5	W2
Dallas	1	3	.250	2	L2

Eastern Conference

Southeast	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	4	1	.800	-	W4
Orlando	3	1	.750	0.5	W2
Miami	3	2	.600	1	L1
Washington	2	2	.500	1.5	L2
Charlotte	1	3	.250	2.5	L2

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