⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their ten- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 39
- A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25 in the third 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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 3:23 · NO 66-56 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25
Q3 4:20 · NO 108-83 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 16 | Threes made | 10 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 35 | Assists | 24 |
| 76 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
