⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 1:15 · NO 75-75 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamaal Magloire missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:00 · NO 87-88 SAC
- Missed FT
Baron Davis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:21 · NO 87-88 SAC
- Missed FT
Baron Davis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:21 · NO 87-88 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 6:33 · NO 44-46 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q3 5:11 · NO 64-73 SAC
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Defensive Goaltending
Q4 0:26 · NO 87-92 SAC
- Turnover
Doug Christie Bad Pass. Stolen by Jamal Mashburn.
Q4 0:18 · NO 87-92 SAC
📊The numbers
| NO | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
