⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 40 rebounds to 29- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 35
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q2 5:39 · SA 57-36 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q3 0:32 · SA 101-73 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeJuan Blair misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
Q3 8:23 · SA 76-56 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 23
Q4 4:20 · SA 121-98 NO
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Carl Landry flagrant foul type 1 (DeJuan Blair draws the foul)
Q3 8:23 · SA 76-56 NO
📊The numbers
| SA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Assists | 11 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
