⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ NO 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 Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 43
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up in the fourth 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 from level to 11 points up
Q2 4:00 · SA 67-56 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 1:09 · SA 96-87 NO
- Winner
Victor Wembanyama hit a 30-foot three jumper, Chris Paul with the assist
Q4 0:36 · SA 117-116 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul
Q3 9:22 · SA 75-72 NO
- Turnover
Stephon Castle bad pass
Q4 2:58 · SA 114-109 NO
- Turnover
Stephon Castle out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:41 · SA 114-112 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 6:24 · SA 15-21 NO
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q4 4:45 · SA 114-116 NO
- Lead
CJ McCollum hit a 1-foot two point shot, Trey Murphy III with the assist
Q4 1:00 · SA 114-116 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 11 | Blocks | 8 |
