⏱️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
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 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 18-0 run took them from 8 down to 10 up in the third quarter- Could not get to the line, 26 free throws to their 42
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
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 8 down to 10 up
Q3 5:09 · SA 78-68 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses technical free throw
Q3 5:33 · SA 58-64 CHA
- Turnover
Rudy Gay lost ball turnover
Q4 0:23 · SA 106-101 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 10:11 · SA 56-59 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 9:37 · SA 86-81 CHA
- Steal
Jeremy Lamb stole it from Rudy Gay
Q4 0:23 · SA 106-101 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Clifford technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:33 · SA 58-64 CHA
- Technical
Frank Kaminsky technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:53 · SA 70-66 CHA
- Turnover
Dwayne Bacon lost ball turnover
Q4 4:19 · SA 97-89 CHA
📊The numbers
| SA | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 6 | Assists | 1 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 15 | Steals | 12 |
| 26 | Blocks | 20 |
