⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 25 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 32
- A 21-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 24 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 25
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 2:35 · NO 41-36 SA
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 24
Q3 9:32 · NO 66-42 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 31
Q4 8:04 · NO 87-56 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
David West technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 5:22 · NO 59-42 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
George Hill misses technical free throw
Q3 5:22 · NO 59-42 SA
📊The numbers
| NO | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 80% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 0 |
