⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 15 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, 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
Shot well above their usual, ten of seventeen from three- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 19-7 off them
- A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21 in the fourth quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 6:22 · NO 36-31 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 11:30 · NO 52-43 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q4 6:41 · NO 97-76 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
David West technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:57 · NO 80-64 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 0:04 · NO 22-29 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brent Barry misses technical free throw
Q4 10:57 · NO 80-64 SA
📊The numbers
| NO | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
