⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 25- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 6
- A 12-0 run stretched a 32-point lead to 44 in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their nine, and outscored them 23-12 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 49-point deficit to 40
Q4 8:52 · SAC 74-114 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q1 0:31 · SAC 21-39 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 29
Q2 2:45 · SAC 41-70 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 32-point lead to 44
Q3 2:47 · SAC 59-103 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 61% |
| 15 | Threes made | 19 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 35 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
