⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse 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, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 27-14 off them
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q1 3:26 · CHA 33-17 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 10:05 · CHA 41-28 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 9:09 · CHA 74-69 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Terry Rozier turnover
Q4 0:38 · CHA 110-118 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q2 11:45 · CHA 33-28 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 5:03 · CHA 53-55 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 31 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
