⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
+6Q130-21
0Q218-16
+3Q320-16
-2Q425-26
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35
Key battles
9Points off turnovers23
31Free throws made15
4Steals9
4Threes made2
📊The numbers
| SA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
