⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 1:14 · SAC 37-32 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 1:24 · SAC 97-79 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Harrison Barnes technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:29 · SAC 82-73 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Ingram misses technical free throw
Q1 2:20 · SAC 25-26 NO
📊The numbers
| SAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 39 | Assists | 29 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
