⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q1 3:31 · SA 29-12 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brent Barry misses technical free throw
Q1 4:56 · SA 14-10 NO
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses technical free throw
Q3 6:26 · SA 63-44 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q4 10:11 · SA 78-69 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Brown misses technical free throw
Q1 10:37 · SA 2-2 NO
- Missed FT
David West misses technical free throw
Q1 6:39 · SA 9-5 NO
- Missed FT
Devin Brown misses technical free throw
Q1 6:20 · SA 9-8 NO
📊The numbers
| SA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
