⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 8:02 · CHA 52-42 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 0:55 · CHA 99-97 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Terry Rozier technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:13 · CHA 82-84 SA
- Technical
Kelly Oubre Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:43 · CHA 106-106 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Zach Collins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:55 · CHA 93-97 SA
- Missed FT
Dejounte Murray misses technical free throw
Q4 7:43 · CHA 106-106 SA
📊The numbers
| CHA | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 28 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
