⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39- Went cold from three, eleven of 41
A 14-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 4 in the fourth 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q1 2:59 · SAC 19-29 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 11:22 · SAC 64-68 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 6:36 · SAC 78-77 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis offensive foul
Q4 3:00 · SAC 115-112 NO
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis turnover
Q4 3:00 · SAC 115-112 NO
- Turnover
Zach LaVine bad pass
Q4 1:25 · SAC 119-114 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q1 7:57 · SAC 6-24 NO
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q2 11:23 · SAC 26-44 NO
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 4
Q4 9:42 · SAC 105-101 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Trey Murphy III technical foul
Q3 3:25 · SAC 81-79 NO
- Turnover
Trey Murphy III bad pass
Q4 4:57 · SAC 109-105 NO
- Missed FT
CJ McCollum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · SAC 121-117 NO
📊The numbers
| SAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
