⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher 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, 4 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 27 rebounds to 40
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 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:55 · NO 12-5 SA
- Steal
Emeka Okafor stole it from Tim Duncan
Q4 0:44 · NO 100-102 SA
- Ties it
Carl Landry hit a tip shot
Q4 0:05 · NO 102-102 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marco Belinelli inbound
Q4 4:52 · NO 90-92 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 3:27 · NO 24-25 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 0:49 · NO 80-84 SA
- Winner
Tim Duncan hit a 13-foot two point shot
Q4 0:01 · NO 102-104 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan lost ball
Q4 0:44 · NO 100-102 SA
📊The numbers
| NO | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 20 | Assists | 28 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
