⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 22
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luther Head bad pass
Q4 3:31 · SAC 68-68 NO
- Turnover
Samuel Dalembert 3 second
Q4 2:39 · SAC 68-71 NO
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 1:00 · SAC 68-73 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 4:31 · SAC 52-57 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marco Belinelli offensive foul (Beno Udrih draws the foul)
Q4 4:54 · SAC 66-68 NO
- Turnover
Marco Belinelli turnover
Q4 4:54 · SAC 66-68 NO
📊The numbers
| SAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 14 | Assists | 20 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
