⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse 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- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 20-5 off them
- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 28
- A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the first quarter
- Made seven threes to their fifteen
- Went cold from three, seven of 30
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q1 3:04 · NO 32-27 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 7:03 · NO 51-41 SAC
- Steal
Brandon Ingram stole it from De'Aaron Fox
Q4 1:41 · NO 111-108 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jose Alvarado misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:49 · NO 109-107 SAC
- Turnover
Zion Williamson out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:03 · NO 113-108 SAC
- Turnover
Naji Marshall out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:47 · NO 113-110 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 9:00 · NO 97-97 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trey Lyles bad pass
Q4 4:15 · NO 107-107 SAC
- Missed FT
Domantas Sabonis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:04 · NO 109-107 SAC
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox bad pass
Q4 1:41 · NO 111-108 SAC
📊The numbers
| NO | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 15 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
