⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 23-14 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 7:18 · SAC 16-8 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 8:56 · SAC 60-47 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Mashburn missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 8:48 · SAC 4-4 NO
- Turnover
Baron Davis Lost Ball. Stolen by Doug Christie.
Q4 4:05 · SAC 84-79 NO
- Turnover
Jamal Mashburn Lost Ball. Stolen by Bobby Jackson.
Q4 3:35 · SAC 86-79 NO
📊The numbers
| SAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
