⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six
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
- Steal
Tyrus Thomas stole it from Tony Parker
Q4 0:39 · CHA 87-93 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Boris Diaw misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:43 · CHA 85-93 SA
- Missed FT
Tyrus Thomas misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:29 · CHA 89-93 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gary Neal turnover
Q4 4:48 · CHA 82-88 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker bad pass
Q4 0:39 · CHA 87-93 SA
📊The numbers
| CHA | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 9 |
