⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 8 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, 20 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, 55 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 40
- A 14-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 40 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.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 0:02 · NO 33-31 SAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q2 5:53 · NO 56-47 SAC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 40
Q3 1:44 · NO 109-69 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 1:52 · NO 25-31 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 38 | Assists | 27 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
