⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 23-8 off them- Went cold from three, two of nineteen
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 4 down to 4 up
Q1 4:22 · NO 22-18 SA
- Go-ahead
Marco Belinelli hit a 17-foot two point shot, Gustavo Ayon with the assist
Q4 2:06 · NO 84-83 SA
- Go-ahead
Marco Belinelli hit a 23-foot two point shot
Q4 1:32 · NO 86-85 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarrett Jack lost ball
Q4 4:35 · NO 78-81 SA
- Turnover
Carl Landry lost ball
Q4 4:00 · NO 78-83 SA
- Turnover
Jarrett Jack discontinue dribble
Q4 0:32 · NO 86-89 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 1:30 · NO 48-52 SA
- Lead
Tim Duncan hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:51 · NO 84-85 SA
- Ties it
Tim Duncan hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:51 · NO 84-84 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan lost ball
Q4 3:42 · NO 78-83 SA
- Missed FT
Daniel Green misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · NO 86-89 SA
- Missed FT
Daniel Green misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · NO 86-89 SA
📊The numbers
| NO | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 1 | Threes made | 2 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
