⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 11 rebounds to 24
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
Q4 9:22 · SAC 80-75 NO
- Steal
Francisco Garcia stole it from Morris Peterson
Q4 0:49 · SAC 91-85 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Francisco Garcia offensive foul (Morris Peterson draws the foul)
Q4 1:53 · SAC 88-83 NO
- Turnover
Francisco Garcia turnover
Q4 1:53 · SAC 88-83 NO
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 0:23 · SAC 92-88 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 9:00 · SAC 56-64 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:16 · SAC 85-81 NO
- Turnover
Morris Peterson bad pass
Q4 0:49 · SAC 91-85 NO
📊The numbers
| SAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 70 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
