⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 30- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 30
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q2 10:55 · SAC 36-24 NO
- Steal
Omri Casspi stole it from Chris Paul
Q4 2:26 · SAC 96-92 NO
Bad plays
- Goaltend
DeMarcus Cousins defensive goaltending
Q4 2:56 · SAC 96-92 NO
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins turnover
Q4 1:37 · SAC 96-94 NO
- Turnover
Samuel Dalembert out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:08 · SAC 102-96 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul lost ball
Q4 3:57 · SAC 92-87 NO
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 2:26 · SAC 96-92 NO
- Turnover
Marcus Thornton turnover
Q4 1:19 · SAC 96-94 NO
📊The numbers
| SAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
