⏱️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
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 50
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:22 · CHA 10-2 SA
- Steal
Gerald Henderson stole it from Tim Duncan
Q4 0:25 · CHA 95-99 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q4 1:58 · CHA 100-102 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gerald Henderson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:34 · CHA 86-94 SA
- Turnover
Kemba Walker lost ball turnover
Q4 2:27 · CHA 87-94 SA
- Turnover
Josh McRoberts bad pass
Q4 0:22 · CHA 95-99 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 9:45 · CHA 32-35 SA
- Steal
Patty Mills stole it from Kemba Walker
Q4 2:27 · CHA 87-94 SA
- Steal
Patty Mills stole it from Josh McRoberts
Q4 0:22 · CHA 95-99 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:42 · CHA 89-96 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan lost ball turnover
Q4 0:25 · CHA 95-99 SA
- Missed FT
Patty Mills misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · CHA 95-100 SA
📊The numbers
| CHA | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
