⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third 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
Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 27
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 11:00 · NO 57-50 SAC
- Lead
Bobby Jackson hit a layup
Q4 2:12 · NO 82-80 SAC
- Winner
Tyson Chandler hit a layup, Desmond Mason with the assist
Q4 1:13 · NO 84-82 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
David West offensive foul (Mike Bibby draws the foul)
Q4 1:47 · NO 82-80 SAC
- Turnover
David West turnover
Q4 1:47 · NO 82-80 SAC
- Turnover
David West lost ball
Q4 0:42 · NO 84-82 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 5:05 · NO 42-43 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 8:07 · NO 73-75 SAC
- Ties it
Mike Bibby hit a 25-foot three jumper, Brad Miller with the assist
Q4 2:31 · NO 80-80 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ron Artest lost ball
Q4 1:57 · NO 82-80 SAC
- Turnover
Ron Artest offensive foul (Desmond Mason draws the foul)
Q4 1:01 · NO 84-82 SAC
- Turnover
Ron Artest turnover
Q4 1:01 · NO 84-82 SAC
📊The numbers
| NO | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
