⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their fifteen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39
- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 3
- A 12-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 33 in the third quarter
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 cut a 20-point deficit to 9
Q2 2:36 · SA 49-58 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Vassell misses technical free throw
Q2 3:44 · SA 38-53 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 4:02 · SA 14-27 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 10:50 · SA 56-73 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 33
Q3 0:07 · SA 78-111 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Jonas Valanciunas flopping technical foul
Q2 3:44 · SA 38-53 NO
📊The numbers
| SA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 15 | Threes made | 22 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 38 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
