⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 20-0 run took them from 1 down to 19 up in the third 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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 2:32 · SA 24-19 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 0:33 · SA 33-21 CHA
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run took them from 1 down to 19 up
Q3 3:49 · SA 93-74 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 8:21 · SA 8-12 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 5:56 · SA 46-45 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 1:44 · SA 51-54 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Clifford technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:56 · SA 88-73 CHA
📊The numbers
| SA | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 35 | Assists | 15 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
