⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️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.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 5:52 · NO 69-69 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 11:33 · NO 84-77 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
David West lost ball
Q4 4:13 · NO 88-92 SAC
- Turnover
Chris Paul offensive foul (Bobby Jackson draws the foul)
Q4 0:33 · NO 94-102 SAC
- Turnover
Chris Paul turnover
Q4 0:33 · NO 94-102 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 8:37 · NO 58-67 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 7:56 · NO 84-85 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 5:07 · NO 88-96 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brad Miller misses technical free throw
Q2 3:06 · NO 48-42 SAC
- Missed FT
Beno Udrih misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:39 · NO 94-101 SAC
📊The numbers
| NO | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
