⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
+2Q121-22
-2Q217-18
+10Q330-18
+11Q428-22
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their no- They went cold, no of fifteen from three
- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 30-13 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 32 fast break points to 12
- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 60
Key battles
35%Three-point accuracy0%
8Threes made0
32Fast break points12
12Steals4
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 11:15 · SAC 46-42 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 5:54 · SAC 11-18 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 0 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 70 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 16 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
