Sacramento Kings vs New Orleans Pelicans
The quarters and both box scores, and how the model saw it.
Kings120
Pelicans132FinalSmoothie King CenterScoring by quarter
Final| Scoring | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kings | 30 | 31 | 27 | 32 | 120 |
 Pelicans | 24 | 39 | 39 | 30 | 132 |
Box score
FinalSacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | OR | STL | BLK | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Acuff Jr.G | 41 | 34 | 6 | 14 | 13-26 | 3-11 | 5-5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Precious AchiuwaF | 41 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 12-17 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Domantas SabonisF | 40 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Zach LaVineG | 39 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 7-17 | 3-10 | 4-6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| De'Andre HunterF | 37 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 7-13 | 4-8 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Emanuel SharpG | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alex KarabanF | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Malik MonkG | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nique CliffordG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | — | 120 | 40 | 31 | 46-88 | 12-37 | 16-20 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 25 | 22 |
Did not play Adam Flagler coach's decision · Daeqwon Plowden coach's decision · Jonathan Mogbo coach's decision · Leaky Black coach's decision
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | OR | STL | BLK | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy IIIF | 32 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 6-12 | 2-7 | 5-8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Herbert JonesF | 32 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 7-12 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Zion WilliamsonF | 31 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 10-12 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jeremiah FearsG | 29 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 9-16 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Karlo MatkovicF | 28 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4-7 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Saddiq BeyF | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Derik QueenC | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bennedict MathurinG | 19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Trendon WatfordF | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bryce McGowensG | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | — | 132 | 38 | 32 | 50-85 | 10-29 | 22-32 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 13 |
Did not play AJ Johnson coach's decision · DeAndre Jordan coach's decision · Julian Reese coach's decision
Team stats
Final| Kings | Pelicans | |
|---|---|---|
| 46-88 | FG | 50-85 |
| 52.3% | FG% | 58.8% |
| 12-37 | 3PT | 10-29 |
| 32.4% | 3PT% | 34.5% |
| 16-20 | FT | 22-32 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 7 | Off reb | 5 |
| 31 | Assists | 32 |
| 11 | Steals | 18 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 22 | Fouls | 13 |
114.4 possessions each, estimated off the box the standard way. Kings on 1 day, Pelicans on no rest.
What the model says
Thursday, October 29ProjectedKings 113.1 · Pelicans 122.2
Our linePelicans −9.0
Total235.3
Win probPelicans 82% · Kings 19%
These are projections, not picks. We publish our number next to the market's and grade it in the open — on game markets the book has beaten us in every sport we've measured, and we say so rather than dressing a projection up as an edge.