⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 34
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
No play that swung it their way.
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
Q3 2:00 · NO 52-62 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 0 | Threes made | 5 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 16 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
