⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 78 points inside to 58- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 30
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 took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 4:18 · NO 64-60 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 10:53 · NO 76-67 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 4:46 · NO 101-89 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 4:58 · NO 19-26 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 34 | Assists | 22 |
| 78 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
