⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 19 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 10:38 · SAC 11-2 NO
- Go-ahead
Willie Cauley-Stein hit a alley oop layup, De'Aaron Fox with the assist
Q4 2:36 · SAC 106-105 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q3 10:22 · SAC 75-67 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 6:01 · SAC 80-82 NO
- Winner
DeMarcus Cousins hit a 25-foot three jumper, Jrue Holiday with the assist
Q4 2:21 · SAC 106-108 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins offensive foul turnover
Q4 3:17 · SAC 102-105 NO
📊The numbers
| SAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% | Shooting from the field | 0% |
| 0 | Threes made | 0 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 0 | Free throws made | 0 |
| 0 | Rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Offensive rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Assists | 0 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 0 | Points off turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Steals | 0 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |
