⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 33
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 8:15 · SA 40-34 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 10:32 · SA 57-50 NO
- Ties it
Michael Finley hit a 25-foot three jumper, Roger Mason with the assist
Q4 0:00 · SA 90-90 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan turnover
Q4 4:48 · SA 78-80 NO
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:23 · SA 81-84 NO
- Turnover
Ime Udoka lost ball
Q4 0:07 · SA 87-89 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 10:06 · SA 30-34 NO
- Ties it
David West hit a layup
OT 4:03 · SA 92-92 NO
- Lead
Chris Paul hit a free throw 2 of 2
OT 3:40 · SA 92-93 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rasual Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · SA 85-88 NO
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 0:07 · SA 87-89 NO
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 3:40 · SA 92-92 NO
📊The numbers
| SA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
