⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 35
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:11 · SAC 83-84 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Bobby Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:35 · SAC 86-92 NO
- Turnover
Spencer Hawes lost ball
Q4 0:13 · SAC 105-112 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Spencer Hawes
Q4 0:13 · SAC 105-112 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul turnover
Q4 0:49 · SAC 102-108 NO
📊The numbers
| SAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
