⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 34
- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 4
- A 15-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 33 in the third quarter
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 33
Q3 4:33 · SAC 82-49 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 29-point lead to 40
Q4 3:50 · SAC 105-65 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 30 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
