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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kings | 30 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 118 |
 Pelicans | 33 | 29 | 32 | 15 | 109 |
SACTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 42-8847.7% | 14-4332.6% | 20-2676.9% | 52 | 31 | 20 |
| NOP | 40-10139.6% | 9-3030.0% | 20-2483.3% | 46 | 22 | 10 |
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Sacramento Kings118| 40 | 24 | 8-14 | 5-9, Season high (his best before, 4) | 0 | 3-3 | +13 | +6.3 | |||||||
| 40 | 38 | 14-24 | 3-10 | 7-7 | 0 | +7 | +9.7 | |||||||
| 39 | 16 | 4-16 | 4-15 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −6.3 | ||||||
| 33 | 17 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 0 | +14 | +4.7 | |||||||
| 22 | 10 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | −1 | −6.3 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +13 | +0.5 | ||||||
| 14 | 5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −4.0 | |||||
| 14 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.2 | ||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.6 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0.0 | |
| Team | 118 | 42-8847.7% | 14-4332.6% | 52 | 31 | 20 | 18 | 20-2676.9% | 13 | 3 | 8 | |||
Bench 13 points on 5 for 15 shooting
Did not play: Glenn Robinson III, Jabari Parker, Justin James and Nemanja Bjelica (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans109| 36 | 14 | 5-11 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −6.0 | ||||||
| 36 | 20 | 6-20 | 1-7 | 7-8 | 0 | −1 | −6.3 | |||||||
| 32 | 14 | 5-13 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +0.6 | ||||||
| 31 | 17 | 6-13 | 1-2 | 4-4 | −13 | +0.5 | ||||||||
| 11 | 7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +0.2 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 15 | 6-13 | 1-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −11 | +6.4 | ||||||
| 29 | 13 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | +3 | +3.8 | |||||||
| 18 | 7 | 2-8 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.7 | ||||
| 16 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −5.0 | |||||
| Team | 109 | 40-10139.6% | 9-3030.0% | 46 | 22 | 10 | 22 | 20-2483.3% | 17 | 11 | 5 | |||
Bench 37 points on 15 for 38 shooting
Did not play: Wenyen Gabriel, Nicolo Melli, JJ Redick, Sindarius Thornwell and Will Magnay (coach’s decision).
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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.
De'Aaron Fox had 38 points (17 in the fourth quarter) and 12 assists, and the Sacramento Kings went on an 11-1 run in the fourth quarter to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 118-109.
The Pelicans led 106-105 when Fox’s driving layup put the Kings ahead for good with 3:34 left. He scored 10 points as they pulled away to a 116-107 lead with 25 seconds left.
Fox’s driving layup with 33.0 seconds left made it 115-107 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Kings outscored the Pelicans 10-5. Fox (No. 8 in clutch wins added, 2020-21) scored all 10 of the Kings’ points on 4 for 6 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Harrison Barnes had 24 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 8 rebounds.
For the Pelicans, Brandon Ingram scored 20 points but shot 6 for 20. Josh Hart had 15 points and 13 rebounds off the bench.
The Kings shot 47.7% from the field and 32.6% from 3 to the Pelicans’ 39.6% and 30.0%. The Pelicans gave up 13 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Kings missed. They outscored the Kings 37-13 off the bench. The Kings outscored the Pelicans 44-26 in 17 minutes with Barnes, Holmes, Hield, Fox and Haliburton on the floor together.
Sacramento KingsNew Orleans PelicansPS, 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. The Kings’ chance bottomed out at 8.4% (4th quarter, 11:36 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
98 points from the field on 88 shots: 1.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-27 | 74.1% | 64% |
| In the paint | 5-9 | 55.6% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 3-9 | 33.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 0-5 | 0.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-38 | 36.8% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Bledsoe | 48 | 12 | 5-10 | −5 |
| Lonzo Ball | 6 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Josh Hart | 6 | 10 | 3-4 | +8 |
| Brandon Ingram | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 14 | 6-8 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 40 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram | 36 | 4 | 2-3 | −4 |
| Josh Hart | 20 | 5 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Zion Williamson | 11 | 6 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 5 | 3 | 1-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willy Hernangomez | 24 | 2 | 1-2 | −3 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 17 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Zion Williamson | 16 | 6 | 3-3 | +3 |
| Josh Hart | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 10 | 3-3 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 77 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
50/50
NOP
Highest Leverage Moments
Fox 26' 3PT Jump Shot (24 PTS) (Hield 3 AST)
Q4 7:07
19.1%
62→43
Fox 23' Step Back Jump Shot (26 PTS) (Haliburton 5 AST)
Q4 5:22
15.2%
58→43
Fox 2' Driving Layup (34 PTS)
Q4 1:57
13.6%
27→13
Hernangomez Putback Layup (13 PTS)
Q4 4:42
13.2%
34→47
Alexander-Walker 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Bledsoe 3 AST)
Q4 11:36
12.9%
79→92
