⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 21 from three- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 29-18 off them
- Gave up second chances, 23 offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 10:45 · NO 28-27 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 4:31 · NO 57-68 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 7:35 · NO 72-80 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 8:04 · NO 8-18 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 3:15 · NO 36-49 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 9:10 · NO 44-63 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasho Nesterovic Technical Foul
Q4 3:15 · NO 74-85 SA
📊The numbers
| NO | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 32% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 64% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 9 |
