⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up 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.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 10:21 · NO 12-2 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q1 3:11 · NO 32-14 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Naji Marshall technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:54 · NO 112-102 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q4 11:43 · NO 94-85 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 5:49 · NO 112-104 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
