⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their ten- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:11 · SA 8-2 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 33
Q4 6:08 · SA 123-90 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 30-point lead to 38
Q4 2:44 · SA 133-95 CHA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Keldon Johnson flagrant foul type 1
Q2 10:25 · SA 30-25 CHA
- Missed FT
Doug McDermott misses free throw flagrant 3 of 3
Q3 3:32 · SA 93-64 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 25
Q4 8:10 · SA 115-90 CHA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Brandon Miller flagrant foul type 1
Q1 11:11 · SA 0-2 CHA
- Flagrant
Nick Smith Jr. flagrant foul type 1
Q3 3:32 · SA 91-64 CHA
📊The numbers
| SA | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 18 | Threes made | 10 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 31 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
