⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their sixteen- Shot well above their usual, 22 of 40 from three
- A 18-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 23 in the first quarter
A 15-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 8 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 8
Q1 2:19 · SAC 26-34 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 10:19 · SAC 34-41 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 10
Q4 5:27 · SAC 115-125 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
De'Aaron Fox technical foul
Q3 2:35 · SAC 81-89 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:36 · SAC 0-9 NO
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 23
Q1 5:03 · SAC 11-34 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 7:11 · SAC 100-123 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 16 | Threes made | 22 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Assists | 35 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
