⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 41 from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 7:54 · NO 38-31 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q4 9:39 · NO 97-77 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Herbert Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · NO 103-96 SAC
- Missed FT
Herbert Jones misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · NO 103-96 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 1:52 · NO 101-93 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
