⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 14 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- Won the glass, 21 rebounds to 11
- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 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 stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q2 3:23 · NO 54-39 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q3 6:05 · NO 81-55 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 3:43 · NO 104-83 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:28 · NO 69-48 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 14
Q4 10:41 · NO 89-75 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Brad Miller technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:52 · NO 65-48 SAC
📊The numbers
| NO | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
