⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower 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, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their eight- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen
- Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to four
- Made five threes to their eleven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 6:20 · NO 34-32 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 5:31 · NO 74-60 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram bad pass
Q4 2:30 · NO 95-91 SA
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram bad pass
Q4 1:07 · NO 97-93 SA
- Turnover
Lonzo Ball bad pass
Q4 0:31 · NO 98-93 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 1:39 · NO 79-73 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 10:00 · NO 82-85 SA
- Steal
Rudy Gay stole it from Brandon Ingram
Q4 2:30 · NO 95-91 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMar DeRozan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:06 · NO 92-91 SA
📊The numbers
| NO | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 15 | Assists | 26 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
