⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 10:40 · SA 53-57 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 0:11 · SA 76-74 CHA
- Ties it
DeMar DeRozan hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:45 · SA 93-93 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jakob Poeltl lost ball turnover
Q4 3:47 · SA 86-86 CHA
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:33 · SA 87-89 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 2:47 · SA 17-28 CHA
- Winner
Terry Rozier hit a 27-foot step back jumper
Q4 1:26 · SA 93-96 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
P.J. Washington technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:37 · SA 78-78 CHA
- Missed FT
Bismack Biyombo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:36 · SA 87-93 CHA
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward lost ball turnover
Q4 0:22 · SA 93-96 CHA
📊The numbers
| SA | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 27 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
