⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
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
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 22 from three- Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their eighteen
- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 33
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 17-point deficit to 8
Q2 7:31 · SAC 43-51 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 1:55 · SAC 91-95 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 8:57 · SAC 7-12 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 0:25 · SAC 25-37 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 5:00 · SAC 110-115 NO
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram lost ball turnover
Q4 4:32 · SAC 110-116 NO
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram turnover
Q4 3:29 · SAC 113-116 NO
📊The numbers
| SAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
