⏱️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 higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 25-11 off them- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 44
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 56
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kemba Walker lost ball turnover
Q4 2:40 · CHA 102-103 SA
- Turnover
Kemba Walker out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:11 · CHA 102-106 SA
- Turnover
Marvin Williams bad pass
Q4 0:34 · CHA 110-112 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- Steal
Tony Parker stole it from Kemba Walker
Q4 2:40 · CHA 102-103 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
David Lee bad pass
Q4 4:30 · CHA 96-99 SA
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · CHA 110-111 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker bad pass
Q4 0:18 · CHA 110-115 SA
📊The numbers
| CHA | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 28 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
