⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 34- A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the third quarter
- Made four threes to their twelve
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 11:19 · NO 8-0 SA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q3 9:04 · NO 61-54 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q4 2:33 · NO 101-82 SA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Bonzi Wells flagrant foul type 1 (Bruce Bowen draws the foul)
Q2 6:26 · NO 33-33 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 7:05 · NO 10-10 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 5:24 · NO 35-44 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses technical free throw
Q4 3:00 · NO 92-80 SA
📊The numbers
| NO | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
