⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 34- A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 27-11 off them
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q1 1:17 · NO 38-19 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram traveling
Q4 4:01 · NO 104-97 SAC
- Flagrant
Naji Marshall flagrant foul type 1
Q4 0:18 · NO 114-107 SAC
- Missed FT
Wes Iwundu misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · NO 114-110 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q2 4:22 · NO 55-39 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q2 0:00 · NO 68-50 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Luke Walton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:26 · NO 81-66 SAC
📊The numbers
| NO | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 14 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
