⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 20 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 4
A 16-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 23 in the first quarter
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 cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q2 9:55 · CHA 20-32 SA
- Winner
Jeremy Lin hit a 16-foot two point shot
Q4 0:48 · CHA 89-88 SA
- Steal
Courtney Lee stole it from Patty Mills
Q4 0:00 · CHA 91-88 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:45 · CHA 86-82 SA
- Missed FT
Frank Kaminsky III misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:28 · CHA 87-84 SA
- Turnover
Kemba Walker lost ball turnover
Q4 1:59 · CHA 87-86 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 23
Q1 7:58 · CHA 7-30 SA
- Steal
Kawhi Leonard stole it from Kemba Walker
Q4 1:59 · CHA 87-86 SA
- Go-ahead
Kawhi Leonard hit a tip shot
Q4 1:13 · CHA 87-88 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Danny Green steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:45 · CHA 86-84 SA
- Turnover
Patty Mills bad pass
Q4 0:00 · CHA 91-88 SA
📊The numbers
| CHA | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 12 |
