⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their twelve- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 27-18 off them
- Lost the glass, 29 rebounds to 41
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
- Ties it
Marcus Thornton hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 1:29 · SAC 95-95 NO
- Steal
Isaiah Thomas stole it from Trevor Ariza
Q4 0:08 · SAC 97-98 NO
- Winner
John Salmons hit a layup, Isaiah Thomas with the assist
Q4 0:06 · SAC 99-98 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Thornton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:52 · SAC 70-73 NO
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:35 · SAC 92-93 NO
- Turnover
John Salmons bad pass
Q4 4:03 · SAC 92-93 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 9:38 · SAC 63-67 NO
- Lead
Trevor Ariza hit a 23-foot three jumper, Jarrett Jack with the assist
Q4 1:12 · SAC 95-98 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:19 · SAC 97-98 NO
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza bad pass
Q4 0:08 · SAC 97-98 NO
📊The numbers
| SAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
