⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their twenty
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
- Ties it
Chris Paul hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:15 · NO 91-91 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 3:57 · NO 86-84 SAC
- Turnover
Emeka Okafor offensive foul (Jason Thompson draws the foul)
Q4 3:41 · NO 86-84 SAC
- Turnover
Emeka Okafor turnover
Q4 3:41 · NO 86-84 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Tyreke Evans hit a 19-foot two point shot
Q4 2:48 · NO 88-89 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyreke Evans lost ball
Q4 4:11 · NO 86-84 SAC
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:25 · NO 88-91 SAC
- Missed FT
Jon Brockman misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · NO 93-92 SAC
📊The numbers
| NO | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
