⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third 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
Made sixteen threes to their four- They went cold, four of 31 from three
- Ran them off the floor, 34 fast break points to 16
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 50
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 took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 3:48 · NO 23-20 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 0:18 · NO 40-26 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q3 6:10 · NO 84-60 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trey Murphy III misses technical free throw
Q2 2:06 · NO 55-42 SAC
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul
Q2 2:06 · NO 55-42 SAC
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses technical free throw
Q3 8:24 · NO 73-54 SAC
📊The numbers
| NO | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 16 | Threes made | 4 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 30 | Assists | 19 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 34 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
