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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kings | 34 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 119 |
 Pelicans | 26 | 37 | 23 | 25 | 111 |
SACTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 41-8747.1% | 16-4535.6% | 21-2972.4% | 48 | 28 | 11 |
| NOP | 44-9446.8% | 8-3225.0% | 15-1883.3% | 40 | 28 | 8 |
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Sacramento Kings119| 37 | 24 | 9-17 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | +1.1 | |||||
| 37 | 17 | 6-14 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −3.3 | ||||||
| 35 | 23 | 5-14 | 2-8 | 0 | 11-11 | 0 | 0 | +24 | +2.1 | |||||
| 34 | 6 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +22 | −3.5 | ||||||
| 33 | 16 | 8-13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +13 | +5.8 | |||||||
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| 29 | 27 | 10-14 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0 | +11 | +10.4 | |||||||
| 15 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | −5 | +0.9 | |||||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −4.0 | |||||
| 9 | 1 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −5.6 | ||||
| Team | 119 | 41-8747.1% | 16-4535.6% | 48 | 28 | 11 | 16 | 21-2972.4% | 12 | 4 | 7 | |||
Bench 33 points on 12 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Daishen Nix, Doug McDermott, Mason Jones and Jae Crowder (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans111| 37 | 19 | 6-16 | 1-6 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −4.6 | ||||||
| 32 | 18 | 7-15 | 3-9 | 0 | 1-1 | −2 | +6.7 | |||||||
| 31 | 14 | 7-17 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −23 | −8.1 | ||||||
| 28 | 33 | 13-18 | 1-1 | 6-9 | 0 | +13 | +16.1 | |||||||
| 28 | 8 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | −5 | −1.8 | |||||||
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| 26 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −9 | −6.3 | ||||||
| 18 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 | +4.3 | ||||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −5.4 | |||||
| 14 | 5 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −1.9 | ||
| 12 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.4 | |||
| Team | 111 | 44-9446.8% | 8-3225.0% | 40 | 28 | 8 | 23 | 15-1883.3% | 12 | 7 | 5 | |||
Bench 19 points on 7 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (coach’s decision); Kelly Olynyk (not with team).
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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.
Keon Ellis scored 27 points (21 on 7 3-pointers), and the Sacramento Kings went on a 12-0 run in the third quarter to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 119-111.
The Pelicans led 81-80 when Malik Monk’s 3-pointer put the Kings ahead for good with 4:15 left in the third quarter. They pulled away to a 92-81 lead with 1:26 left in the quarter.
The Pelicans got within 104-102 on Antonio Reeves’ corner 3-pointer with 5:36 to play, but Zach LaVine answered with a step-back 3-pointer, and the Pelicans got no closer.
DeMar DeRozan had 24 points (11 in the second quarter) and 6 assists, and LaVine added 23 points and 7 assists. The Kings had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Pelicans, Zion Williamson had 33 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists on 13 for 18 shooting. Jose Alvarado had 18 points and 9 assists.
The Kings shot 47.1% from the field and 35.6% from 3 to the Pelicans’ 46.8% and 25.0%. The Pelicans outscored the Kings 70-40 in the paint. The Kings outscored the Pelicans 23-9 in 7 minutes with DeRozan, LaVine, Sabonis, Murray and Ellis on the floor together. Karlo Matković fouled out.
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. 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 87 shots: 2.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 15-23 | 65.2% | 66% |
| In the paint | 5-9 | 55.6% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 5-10 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-11 | 27.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-34 | 38.2% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Reeves | 16 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jose Alvarado | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Trey Murphy III | 6 | 3 | 1-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 18 | 7-7 | +15 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 50 possessions. He usually scores about 9 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 17 | 5 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Bruce Brown | 12 | 2 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Trey Murphy III | 11 | 4 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Jose Alvarado | 9 | 4 | 2-5 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 9 | 3-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 19 | 2 | 1-1 | −4 |
| Jose Alvarado | 14 | 2 | 0-3 | −3 |
| CJ McCollum | 11 | 5 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Zion Williamson | 6 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 12 | 2-5 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 23 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
Ellis 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (27 PTS) (Murray 5 AST)
Q4 7:56
13.2%
34→21
LaVine 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Monk 4 AST)
Q4 4:37
13.1%
37→24
Reeves 3PT Running Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Alvarado 9 AST)
Q4 5:36
11.7%
26→37
Missi 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (8 PTS) (Murphy III 5 AST)
Q4 8:42
11.4%
18→29
Monk 4' Driving Layup (9 PTS)
Q2 0:43
10.6%
54→43
