⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 32
- A 16-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 31 in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 6:28 · NO 23-14 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q2 6:30 · NO 50-28 SA
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 31
Q2 1:31 · NO 70-39 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Gorgui Dieng flagrant foul type 1
Q4 10:27 · NO 95-68 SA
📊The numbers
| NO | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Assists | 22 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
