⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 41
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 5:01 · SA 21-16 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Roger Mason misses technical free throw
Q3 2:01 · SA 76-63 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 1:53 · SA 78-71 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
James Posey technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:05 · SA 47-42 NO
- Technical
David West technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 6:24 · SA 65-54 NO
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:01 · SA 76-63 NO
📊The numbers
| SA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 10 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
