⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 24-14 off them- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 55
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 4 down to 4 up
Q4 6:03 · SA 106-102 NO
- Lead
Tre Jones hit a two point shot, Devin Vassell with the assist
Q4 1:58 · SA 110-108 NO
- Lead
Jeremy Sochan hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:16 · SA 111-110 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Victor Wembanyama bad pass
Q4 3:45 · SA 106-104 NO
- Missed FT
Devin Vassell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:15 · SA 107-108 NO
- Missed FT
Jeremy Sochan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:16 · SA 110-110 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- Go-ahead
CJ McCollum hit a 10-foot step back jumper
Q4 2:35 · SA 107-108 NO
- Ties it
CJ McCollum hit a two point shot, Dyson Daniels with the assist
Q4 1:33 · SA 110-110 NO
- Winner
Zion Williamson hit a two point shot, Jose Alvarado with the assist
Q4 0:03 · SA 113-114 NO
Bad plays
- Flagrant
CJ McCollum flagrant foul type 1
Q2 6:55 · SA 42-43 NO
📊The numbers
| SA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 35 | Assists | 29 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 14 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
