⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 8:41 · SAC 15-5 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q1 3:55 · SAC 34-17 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brad Miller misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:16 · SAC 109-101 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:48 · SAC 48-26 NO
📊The numbers
| SAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
