⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 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 seventeen- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 46
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 9:29 · CHA 16-2 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Terry Rozier bad pass
Q4 0:04 · CHA 103-104 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 2:15 · CHA 76-81 SA
- Steal
Trey Lyles stole it from Terry Rozier
Q4 0:04 · CHA 103-104 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses technical free throw
Q1 3:28 · CHA 29-17 SA
📊The numbers
| CHA | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
