⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans 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, 8 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 21- They shot well above their usual, twelve of 21 from three
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q1 4:36 · SAC 22-23 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 1:50 · SAC 31-25 NO
- Ties it
Nemanja Bjelica hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:04 · SAC 115-115 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Buddy Hield technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:37 · SAC 85-92 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 4:13 · SAC 44-46 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 11:44 · SAC 80-86 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q4 9:28 · SAC 85-96 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Hart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:27 · SAC 105-112 NO
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram lost ball turnover
Q4 0:58 · SAC 107-112 NO
- Missed FT
Derrick Favors misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · SAC 109-112 NO
📊The numbers
| SAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 16 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 28 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
