⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. 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, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their two- Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their ten
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 5-point lead to 13
Q1 8:57 · SA 15-2 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q3 9:15 · SA 67-39 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 35
Q3 6:46 · SA 78-43 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 26
Q3 1:31 · SA 88-62 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 2 |
| 68% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 0 |
