⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 27 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 27 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 40- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen
- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 32
- A 21-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 28 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Gregg Popovich technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:38 · SA 15-39 NO
- Technical
Gregg Popovich technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:38 · SA 15-40 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 28
Q1 7:07 · SA 7-35 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 32
Q2 5:05 · SA 26-58 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 28-point lead to 37
Q3 11:26 · SA 36-73 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
