⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 4:16 · NO 18-18 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 0:21 · NO 92-84 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q4 4:43 · NO 113-95 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 10:11 · NO 1-13 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 1:00 · NO 20-26 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Danny Green technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:56 · NO 62-68 SA
📊The numbers
| NO | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% | Shooting from the field | 0% |
| 0 | Threes made | 0 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 0 | Free throws made | 0 |
| 0 | Rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Offensive rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Assists | 0 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 0 | Points off turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Steals | 0 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |
