⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
+6Q118-17
-5Q222-31
+1Q319-20
-12Q419-33
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 30
Key battles
5Offensive rebounds19
5Steals9
12Blocks7
33%Three-point accuracy50%
🏀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
- Missed FT
Casey Jacobsen missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 9:34 · NO 26-25 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 2:16 · NO 36-43 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 12 | Blocks | 7 |
