⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:30 · NO 8-2 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q3 9:11 · NO 68-61 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 0:45 · NO 77-79 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
