⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third 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
They went cold, eight of 31 from three- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42
- A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 8:26 · SAC 80-78 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 2:14 · SAC 56-62 NO
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up
Q3 5:44 · SAC 81-95 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 2:23 · SAC 116-131 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:02 · SAC 114-122 NO
📊The numbers
| SAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 29 | Assists | 27 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 11 |
