⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:52 · SA 10-4 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 0:01 · SA 39-23 NO
- Lead
Tim Duncan made Slam Dunk.
Q4 0:17 · SA 90-88 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David Robinson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 4:41 · SA 90-90 NO
- Turnover
Tim Duncan Offensive Foul
OT 0:32 · SA 98-94 NO
- Turnover
Tim Duncan Foul
OT 0:32 · SA 98-94 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- Ties it
Jamal Mashburn made 16 ft Jumper.
Q4 0:32 · SA 88-88 NO
- Ties it
Jamal Mashburn made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:13 · SA 90-90 NO
- Go-ahead
Jamal Mashburn made 22 ft Jumper.
OT 4:20 · SA 91-92 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
George Lynch Offensive Foul
Q4 4:56 · SA 86-81 NO
- Turnover
David Wesley Bad Pass. Stolen by Bruce Bowen.
OT 0:51 · SA 98-94 NO
- Turnover
George Lynch Offensive Goaltending
OT 0:00 · SA 99-94 NO
📊The numbers
| SA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 12 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
