⏱️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 third 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 0:47 · CHA 64-57 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 5:52 · CHA 111-102 SA
- Steal
Dennis Smith Jr. stole it from Zach Collins
Q4 2:01 · CHA 114-106 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
P.J. Washington misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:27 · CHA 114-106 SA
- Missed FT
P.J. Washington misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:27 · CHA 114-106 SA
- Turnover
Mark Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:21 · CHA 114-106 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 10:17 · CHA 3-11 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 8:58 · CHA 72-70 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Collins bad pass
Q4 2:01 · CHA 114-106 SA
📊The numbers
| CHA | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 12 | Blocks | 6 |
