⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️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.
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 8:12 · SAC 14-9 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 3:31 · SAC 25-17 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 4:26 · SAC 80-73 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shareef Abdur-Rahim misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:32 · SAC 96-92 NO
- Missed FT
Bonzi Wells misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:07 · SAC 102-94 NO
- Missed FT
Brad Miller misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:35 · SAC 106-98 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 8:41 · SAC 64-67 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Desmond Mason technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:15 · SAC 79-73 NO
- Turnover
P.J. Brown lost ball
Q4 0:13 · SAC 108-100 NO
📊The numbers
| SAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 67% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
