⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 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, 50 rebounds to 38- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 10
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 25
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 2:57 · NO 59-53 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 5:27 · NO 92-75 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 27
Q4 4:11 · NO 120-93 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 6:42 · NO 19-24 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
