⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the second quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 7 in the third 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 dragged them back level
Q2 8:22 · NO 39-39 SA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 7
Q3 7:22 · NO 63-70 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q2 4:26 · NO 42-54 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 11:00 · NO 49-66 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
