⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46
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 22-point deficit to 14
Q3 9:36 · SA 59-73 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 16
Q4 5:52 · SA 102-118 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:46 · SA 0-9 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 11:45 · SA 19-37 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Willie Green technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:58 · SA 19-29 NO
📊The numbers
| SA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Assists | 33 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
