⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their seventeen- A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the fourth quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 4:36 · SAC 23-18 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 10:28 · SAC 35-29 NO
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q4 9:18 · SAC 106-91 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Richaun Holmes technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:49 · SAC 60-56 NO
- Technical
Richaun Holmes technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:49 · SAC 60-57 NO
- Missed FT
Tyrese Haliburton misses technical free throw
Q4 1:56 · SAC 110-96 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q3 8:05 · SAC 68-74 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Devonte' Graham technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:53 · SAC 53-50 NO
- Technical
Josh Hart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:56 · SAC 110-96 NO
📊The numbers
| SAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 1 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
