⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seven of eleven from three- A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to their three
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
- Steal
George Hill stole it from Marcus Thornton
Q4 2:58 · SA 86-93 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeJuan Blair lost ball
Q4 0:16 · SA 90-97 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 9:17 · SA 30-30 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q3 10:52 · SA 46-56 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q3 3:24 · SA 60-78 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jerryd Bayless misses technical free throw
Q1 0:30 · SA 24-17 NO
- Turnover
Marcus Thornton lost ball
Q4 2:58 · SA 86-93 NO
📊The numbers
| SA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 64% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
