⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third 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, 48 rebounds to 38- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 44
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 8:53 · NO 18-5 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q2 6:23 · NO 63-43 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 26
Q3 10:14 · NO 82-56 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 0:05 · NO 34-32 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Trey Lyles and Herbert Jones
Q2 0:34 · NO 67-50 SAC
📊The numbers
| NO | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
