⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, 46 rebounds to 36- They shot well above their usual, fourteen of 34 from three
- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 26
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first 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
- Winner
Daeqwon Plowden hit a free throw flagrant 1 of 3
Q4 2:37 · SAC 110-109 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nique Clifford bad pass turnover
Q4 1:52 · SAC 112-111 NO
- Turnover
Maxime Raynaud lost ball turnover
Q4 1:03 · SAC 112-111 NO
- Missed FT
Maxime Raynaud misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · SAC 114-113 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 6:56 · SAC 10-21 NO
- Steal
Derik Queen stole it from Nique Clifford
Q4 1:52 · SAC 112-111 NO
- Steal
Derik Queen stole it from Maxime Raynaud
Q4 1:03 · SAC 112-111 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derik Queen traveling turnover
Q4 4:09 · SAC 105-107 NO
- Flagrant
Derik Queen flagrant foul type 1
Q4 2:37 · SAC 109-109 NO
- Turnover
Derik Queen offensive foul turnover
Q4 1:00 · SAC 112-111 NO
📊The numbers
| SAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
