⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their three- A 17-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 38 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 7:22 · SA 21-8 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q2 10:00 · SA 50-27 NO
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 38
Q3 7:50 · SA 87-49 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q3 10:36 · SA 70-49 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marco Belinelli misses technical free throw
Q2 9:18 · SA 45-27 NO
- Technical
technical foul
Q2 6:30 · SA 58-34 NO
📊The numbers
| SA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 3 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
