⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 52
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses technical free throw
Q1 4:51 · SA 14-21 NO
- Missed FT
Patty Mills misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q2 2:46 · SA 59-54 NO
- Missed FT
Dejounte Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:26 · SA 115-111 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 8:14 · SA 9-17 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:22 · SA 110-103 NO
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:51 · SA 110-104 NO
- Missed FT
Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:52 · SA 110-106 NO
📊The numbers
| SA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
