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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kings | 32 | 31 | 27 | 39 | 129 |
 Pelicans | 40 | 32 | 38 | 39 | 149 |
SACTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 50-9652.1% | 10-2540.0% | 19-2673.1% | 39 | 24 | 13 |
| NOP | 56-9558.9% | 16-3151.6% | 21-3363.6% | 52 | 35 | 16 |
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New Orleans Pelicans149| 31 | 36 | 14-21 | 5-9 | 0 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +12.8 | |||||
| 27 | 15 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | +13 | +7.9 | ||||||
| 27 | 25 | 8-12 | 1-1 | 8-12 | +21 | +12.6 | ||||||||
| 24 | 11 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +16 | +4.7 | |||||||
| 24 | 10 | 5-11 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +18 | −2.4 | |||||
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| 24 | 13 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −2.9 | ||||
| 23 | 10 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −1.9 | |||||
| 20 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −3.9 | |||||
| 18 | 13 | 4-4 | 3-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +1.8 | ||||
| 8 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 6 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +2.6 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +0.8 | |||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.1 | ||
| Team | 149 | 56-9558.9% | 16-3151.6% | 52 | 35 | 16 | 25 | 21-3363.6% | 12 | 6 | 4 | |||
Bench 52 points on 19 for 33 shooting
Sacramento Kings129| 27 | 18 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 0 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +1.7 | |||||
| 27 | 17 | 7-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −18 | +2.8 | |||||||
| 26 | 20 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +2.6 | ||||||
| 21 | 7 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +0.9 | |||||
| 11 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −2.8 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 19 | 7-10 | 0-3 | 5-6 | −21 | +7.6 | ||||||||
| 21 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | −5.8 | |||||||
| 21 | 18 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +6.7 | ||||
| 21 | 9 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | +1.2 | |||
| 19 | 7 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −9.9 | ||||||
| 8 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −1.9 | |||||
| 6 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.8 | |
| Team | 129 | 50-9652.1% | 10-2540.0% | 39 | 24 | 13 | 26 | 19-2673.1% | 9 | 6 | 2 | |||
Bench 63 points on 24 for 51 shooting
Pelicans149Kings129ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Nikola Mirotic scored 36 points (15 in the fourth quarter), and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Sacramento Kings 149-129 in their home opener at Smoothie King Center.
The Pelicans led by as many as 28, pulling away with a 23-6 run in the third quarter.
Anthony Davis had 25 points (11 in the first quarter), 10 rebounds and 6 assists on 8 for 12 shooting, and Julius Randle added 13 points and 14 rebounds off the bench. Mirotic scored 15 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter. The Pelicans had 8 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Kings, Willie Cauley-Stein scored 20 points on 9 for 14 shooting, and Marvin Bagley III added 19 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals on 7 for 10 shooting off the bench. Frank Mason III had 18 points and 6 assists off the bench.
The Pelicans shot 58.9% from the field and 51.6% from 3 to the Kings’ 52.1% and 40.0%. The Kings were outscored 32-19 in 10 minutes with Shumpert, Jackson, Giles, Mason and Bagley on the floor together. Harry Giles III fouled out.
New Orleans PelicansSacramento KingsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
128 points from the field on 95 shots: 27.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 25-36 | 69.4% | 63% |
| In the paint | 13-25 | 52.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 2-3 | 66.7% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 1-4 | 25.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 15-27 | 55.6% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Bagley III | 29 | 15 | 6-8 | +7 |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 21 | 10 | 4-6 | +4 |
| Harry Giles III | 6 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Willie Cauley-Stein | 5 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 35 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Cauley-Stein | 30 | 10 | 3-6 | 0 |
| Harry Giles III | 14 | 12 | 4-4 | +7 |
| Marvin Bagley III | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Buddy Hield | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Hield | 21 | 2 | 1-2 | −3 |
| Yogi Ferrell | 19 | 4 | 2-4 | −1 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Iman Shumpert | 5 | 2 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 5 | 1-4 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
NOP win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
SAC
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NOP
Highest Leverage Moments
Hield 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ferrell 1 AST)
Q1 11:23
11.0%
60→49
Hield 26' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Fox 6 AST)
Q3 6:10
9.8%
92→82
Randle 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Payton 2 AST)
Q1 2:57
9.0%
64→73
Hield 26' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Fox 4 AST)
Q2 1:15
9.0%
77→68
Cauley-Stein 1' Dunk (10 PTS) (Fox 5 AST)
Q3 11:45
9.0%
77→68
