⏱️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 tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 24- A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24 in the fourth 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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:02 · SA 8-0 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 3:45 · SA 48-33 CHA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24
Q4 3:27 · SA 102-78 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 13
Q4 8:37 · SA 83-70 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 13 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 34 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
