⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5 in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 3:15 · SA 76-59 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 2:35 · SA 96-84 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5
Q3 1:15 · SA 76-71 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q1 3:12 · SA 18-17 NO
- Technical
Bonzi Wells technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 5:28 · SA 63-56 NO
📊The numbers
| SA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
