⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse 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, 36 free throws to their 23- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the first quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 8:42 · NO 61-59 SAC
- Steal
Jason Smith stole it from Chuck Hayes
Q4 0:40 · NO 101-94 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:39 · NO 96-92 SAC
- Missed FT
Greivis Vasquez misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:06 · NO 98-92 SAC
- Missed FT
Jason Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:40 · NO 101-94 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 4:05 · NO 18-26 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 10:41 · NO 53-59 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chuck Hayes bad pass
Q4 0:40 · NO 101-94 SAC
📊The numbers
| NO | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
