⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 29 from three- Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 22
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 1 down to 9 up
Q4 8:22 · CHA 112-103 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LaMelo Ball misses technical free throw
Q1 0:11 · CHA 32-32 SA
- Turnover
Miles Bridges turnover
Q4 1:40 · CHA 118-115 SA
- Turnover
Terry Rozier out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:03 · CHA 118-117 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 9:57 · CHA 99-100 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Collins offensive foul
Q4 0:49 · CHA 118-117 SA
- Turnover
Zach Collins turnover
Q4 0:49 · CHA 118-117 SA
📊The numbers
| CHA | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 16 | Threes made | 15 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 36 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
