⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
-1Q125-23
+6Q223-18
+2Q328-26
+17Q424-8
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 26 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
33%Three-point accuracy11%
8Fast break points2
14Points off turnovers6
6Steals11
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 26
Q4 7:35 · NO 97-71 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
