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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kings | 30 | 20 | 29 | 33 | 112 |
 Pelicans | 32 | 32 | 29 | 24 | 117 |
SACTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 34-7644.7% | 15-4434.1% | 29-3582.9% | 38 | 22 | 15 |
| NOP | 41-8747.1% | 7-3023.3% | 28-3775.7% | 48 | 23 | 10 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
New Orleans Pelicans117| 39 | 7 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 5-6 | 0 | −8 | −6.2 | |||||||
| 35 | 25 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +2.7 | ||||||
| 30 | 23 | 9-18 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.2 | ||||||
| 29 | 8 | 2-9 | 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | −7 | −4.1 | |||||
| 28 | 15 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +2.1 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 13 | 3-9 | 2-8 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.3 | |||||
| 20 | 12 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 2-3 | +25 | +8.0 | |||||||
| 19 | 10 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −0.6 | ||||||
| 12 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | −1.6 | ||||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −2.4 | ||||
| Team | 117 | 41-8747.1% | 7-3023.3% | 48 | 23 | 10 | 28 | 28-3775.7% | 13 | 10 | 2 | |||
Bench 39 points on 13 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and Kira Lewis Jr. (coach’s decision).
Sacramento Kings112| 41 | 22 | 6-13 | 4-9 | 0 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +0.5 | ||||
| 38 | 26 | 9-17 | 2-7 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | −14 | +1.0 | ||||||
| 36 | 23 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 0 | +12 | +5.5 | |||||||
| 27 | 8 | 2-10 | 2-7 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −5.3 | ||||
| 20 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +22 | −2.8 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 12 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −4.9 | ||||
| 26 | 10 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.9 | ||||||
| 10 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −5.4 | |||
| 10 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +0.5 | |||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −3.9 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.1 | |
| Team | 112 | 34-7644.7% | 15-4434.1% | 38 | 22 | 15 | 25 | 29-3582.9% | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||
Bench 27 points on 7 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Colby Jones, Jalen Slawson and Filip Petrusev (coach’s decision).
Pelicans117Kings112ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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Zion Williamson scored 25 points (20 in the paint), and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Sacramento Kings 117-112.
Herbert Jones’ 2 free throws put the Pelicans ahead for good with 4:13 left in the fourth quarter.
The Kings got within 109-108 on Domantas Sabonis’ free throw with 2:04 to play, but Williamson answered with a driving layup, and the Kings got no closer.
Brandon Ingram’s 2 free throws with 0.5 seconds left made it 117-112 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Pelicans outscored the Kings 10-7. Ingram scored 6 of the Pelicans’ 10 on 2 for 2 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. With 4:15 left, Jones stole the ball from Trey Lyles, and his free throws off it put the Pelicans ahead 108-107.
Ingram scored 23 points (12 in the paint), and Naji Marshall added 12 points off the bench.
For the Kings, De'Aaron Fox scored 26 points, and Sabonis added 23 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists on 8 for 11 shooting. Harrison Barnes scored 22 points. The Kings had 3 20-point scorers.
The Kings got 4 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Pelicans outscored the Kings 62-28 in the paint. The Kings outscored the Pelicans 16-5 in 4 minutes with Lyles, Sabonis, Monk, Duarte and Mitchell on the floor together.
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).
89 points from the field on 87 shots: 8.7 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-32 | 62.5% | 66% |
| In the paint | 11-19 | 57.9% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 3-6 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-13 | 30.8% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 3-17 | 17.6% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Barnes | 32 | 2 | 1-3 | −9 |
| Trey Lyles | 23 | 10 | 4-6 | +2 |
| Domantas Sabonis | 7 | 8 | 4-8 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 14 | 7-7 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 34 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Duarte | 20 | 11 | 5-8 | +3 |
| Harrison Barnes | 16 | 0 | 0-3 | −6 |
| Kevin Huerter | 8 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Domantas Sabonis | 6 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 12 | 6-7 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domantas Sabonis | 39 | 11 | 5-8 | 0 |
| Harrison Barnes | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Trey Lyles | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 6 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 57 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
Williamson 1' Driving Layup (25 PTS) (Marshall 4 AST)
Q4 1:52
19.5%
62→82
Marshall 26' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Williamson 5 AST)
Q4 5:16
19.1%
43→62
Alvarado 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Williamson 4 AST)
Q4 7:44
14.8%
53→68
Sabonis Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
Q4 5:30
13.2%
56→43
Barnes 24' 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Sabonis 6 AST)
Q4 7:27
12.7%
68→55
