⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 13 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 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 fourteen threes to their six- They went cold, six of 26 from three
- A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up in the fourth quarter
- Beaten inside, 50 points in the paint to 66
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q2 8:33 · SAC 36-46 NO
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q4 7:28 · SAC 107-105 NO
- Ties it
Willie Cauley-Stein hit a two point shot
Q4 2:40 · SAC 110-110 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox bad pass
Q4 3:29 · SAC 108-108 NO
- Turnover
Bogdan Bogdanovic out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:16 · SAC 108-108 NO
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · SAC 122-117 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q1 6:27 · SAC 9-26 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 5:29 · SAC 42-59 NO
- Lead
Julius Randle hit a driving layup
Q4 2:56 · SAC 108-110 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Davis bad pass
Q4 3:19 · SAC 108-108 NO
- Turnover
Julius Randle offensive foul
Q4 0:07 · SAC 122-117 NO
📊The numbers
| SAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 6 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
