⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 34
Key battles
3Offensive rebounds14
4Steals13
24Points off turnovers12
8Fast break points14
🏀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 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 2:41 · SAC 53-57 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Trey Lyles technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:58 · SAC 63-75 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 11:11 · SAC 57-69 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
