⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of seventeen from three- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 24-16 off them
- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 63
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 3:15 · SA 22-19 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 2:10 · SA 83-83 CHA
- Ties it
Manu Ginobili hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:00 · SA 83-83 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker lost ball
Q4 2:32 · SA 75-83 CHA
- Turnover
Tony Parker lost ball
Q4 0:28 · SA 83-83 CHA
- Turnover
Bruce Bowen bad pass
OT 1:54 · SA 87-90 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- Steal
Gerald Wallace stole it from Tony Parker
Q4 0:28 · SA 83-83 CHA
- Winner
Raymond Felton hit a 25-foot three jumper, Brevin Knight with the assist
OT 4:35 · SA 83-86 CHA
- Steal
Emeka Okafor stole it from Bruce Bowen
OT 1:54 · SA 87-90 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brevin Knight bad pass
Q4 1:53 · SA 77-83 CHA
- Turnover
Adam Morrison offensive foul (Bruce Bowen draws the foul)
OT 1:40 · SA 87-90 CHA
- Turnover
Adam Morrison turnover
OT 1:40 · SA 87-90 CHA
📊The numbers
| SA | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 12% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 72 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 24 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
