⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 16
A 14-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 8 in the fourth quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 9:03 · SA 75-54 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMar DeRozan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:51 · SA 27-16 NO
- Turnover
Patty Mills bad pass
Q4 0:38 · SA 111-106 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 8
Q4 5:45 · SA 106-98 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 1:08 · SA 111-108 NO
- Steal
Tim Frazier stole it from Patty Mills
Q4 0:38 · SA 111-106 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
