⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 38
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 8:36 · CHA 69-81 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Brevin Knight Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 0:52 · CHA 83-98 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 9:53 · CHA 3-13 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 2:00 · CHA 15-29 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Robert Horry Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 9:04 · CHA 21-33 SA
📊The numbers
| CHA | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
