⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their nine
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 7:10 · NO 15-9 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 0:32 · NO 31-18 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 4:27 · NO 53-38 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trey Murphy III lost ball turnover
Q4 1:51 · NO 104-107 SA
- Turnover
Herbert Jones lost ball turnover
Q4 0:02 · NO 106-109 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 9:46 · NO 33-30 SA
- Steal
Tre Jones stole it from Trey Murphy III
Q4 1:51 · NO 104-107 SA
- Steal
Victor Wembanyama stole it from Herbert Jones
Q4 0:02 · NO 106-109 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 3:54 · NO 99-102 SA
- Turnover
Tre Jones lost ball turnover
Q4 1:32 · NO 104-107 SA
📊The numbers
| NO | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 17 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 34 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
