⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 44- Won the second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to thirteen
- Made seven threes to their thirteen
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q2 2:56 · NO 47-49 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 0:03 · NO 85-83 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 4:11 · NO 107-100 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trey Murphy III bad pass
Q4 4:44 · NO 99-97 SA
- Turnover
Zion Williamson bad pass
Q4 1:43 · NO 107-100 SA
- Turnover
CJ McCollum bad pass
Q4 1:08 · NO 107-100 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- Steal
Keldon Johnson stole it from Zion Williamson
Q4 1:43 · NO 107-100 SA
- Steal
De'Aaron Fox stole it from CJ McCollum
Q4 1:08 · NO 107-100 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox lost ball turnover
Q4 3:37 · NO 101-100 SA
- Turnover
Bismack Biyombo out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:36 · NO 105-100 SA
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox traveling
Q4 0:23 · NO 107-103 SA
📊The numbers
| NO | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 29 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 14 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
