⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
+2Q128-23
-7Q215-21
-3Q320-21
-4Q410-13
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
19%Three-point accuracy33%
5Steals11
7Fast break points13
9Blocks6
📊The numbers
| SA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 11 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
