⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their sixteen
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 took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q1 3:20 · SA 24-23 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 1:55 · SA 52-49 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 0:34 · SA 71-83 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q4 3:32 · SA 92-114 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
