⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 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, 45 rebounds to 33- A 18-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 19 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 35
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 7:13 · NO 18-10 SAC
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 19
Q2 1:07 · NO 66-47 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jannero Pargo misses technical free throw
Q2 9:48 · NO 29-26 SAC
- Missed FT
Devin Brown misses technical free throw
Q3 12:00 · NO 57-47 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q4 3:50 · NO 106-90 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Shareef Abdur-Rahim technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:48 · NO 29-26 SAC
📊The numbers
| NO | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
