⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth 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
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 22-8 off them- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 16
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q4 9:27 · SA 80-77 NO
- Steal
Michael Finley stole it from Chris Paul
Q4 0:25 · SA 87-88 NO
- Winner
Brent Barry hit a 25-foot three jumper, Michael Finley with the assist
Q4 0:17 · SA 90-88 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:42 · SA 84-82 NO
- Turnover
Tony Parker bad pass
Q4 0:47 · SA 87-88 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- Lead
Chris Paul hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:42 · SA 87-88 NO
- Ties it
Chris Paul hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:42 · SA 87-87 NO
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Tony Parker
Q4 0:47 · SA 87-88 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:58 · SA 84-82 NO
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 0:25 · SA 87-88 NO
- Turnover
Jannero Pargo lost ball
Q4 0:00 · SA 92-88 NO
📊The numbers
| SA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 62% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
