⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA 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 Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 4
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 5:50 · CHA 59-55 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 1:08 · CHA 70-57 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson misses technical free throw
Q2 5:26 · CHA 33-35 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 10:41 · CHA 26-33 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Roger Mason misses technical free throw
Q2 6:43 · CHA 30-33 SA
- Missed FT
Roger Mason misses technical free throw
Q2 5:52 · CHA 33-33 SA
📊The numbers
| CHA | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
