⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their eight- Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their eighteen
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 70
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 0:35 · NO 31-34 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 9:41 · NO 42-37 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 7:02 · NO 13-25 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 7:56 · NO 42-46 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q3 4:15 · NO 81-92 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 16 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 28 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
