⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher 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, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their twelve- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38
- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q2 9:50 · SA 44-52 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q1 7:16 · SA 13-27 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q2 4:01 · SA 51-71 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 12 | Threes made | 18 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 34 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
