⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 36- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 5
- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q2 9:52 · NO 34-23 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22
Q3 9:38 · NO 58-36 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28
Q4 7:16 · NO 83-55 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 6:18 · NO 8-15 SAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Brad Miller Flagrant Foul Type 1. J.R. Smith gains possession.
Q3 7:56 · NO 54-36 SAC
📊The numbers
| NO | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
