⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 10 rebounds to 21
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 7:01 · NO 18-10 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 0:08 · NO 32-23 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 7:01 · NO 36-36 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
