⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 23- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 5
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 7:26 · NO 33-27 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q4 8:11 · NO 80-69 SA
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Beno Udrih
Q4 2:35 · NO 82-74 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
P.J. Brown misses technical free throw
Q1 3:09 · NO 19-14 SA
- Flagrant
P.J. Brown flagrant foul type 1 (Michael Finley draws the foul)
Q2 2:10 · NO 35-31 SA
- Technical
Desmond Mason technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 2:10 · NO 36-31 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Bruce Bowen technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:09 · NO 19-14 SA
- Technical
Robert Horry technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 2:10 · NO 35-31 SA
- Turnover
Beno Udrih bad pass
Q4 2:35 · NO 82-74 SA
📊The numbers
| NO | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 1 | Threes made | 6 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
