⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 32
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 took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 11:41 · SA 32-29 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan bad pass
Q4 4:24 · SA 90-82 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 5:11 · SA 62-65 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
Q4 4:13 · SA 90-82 CHA
📊The numbers
| SA | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 61% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
