⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 69 rebounds to 46- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 34
- A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 21-11 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 9:31 · NO 13-5 SA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4
Q3 9:26 · NO 60-64 SA
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up
Q3 0:00 · NO 88-79 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 5:24 · NO 15-16 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 0:00 · NO 26-38 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 29 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
