⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 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
🏀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 stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 7:46 · SA 40-26 NO
- Lead
Tim Duncan made 4 ft Jumper.
Q4 1:31 · SA 90-88 NO
- Go-ahead
Tim Duncan made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:10 · SA 96-95 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Tim Duncan Technical Foul
Q3 4:00 · SA 69-55 NO
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 1:31 · SA 90-88 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 4:03 · SA 88-88 NO
- Go-ahead
Steve Smith made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 0:54 · SA 92-93 NO
- Winner
Darrell Armstrong made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 0:01 · SA 96-98 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Baron Davis Technical Foul
Q1 3:48 · SA 13-16 NO
📊The numbers
| SA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
