⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 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, 33 free throws to their eleven- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 24-10 off them
- A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 up in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 52
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 62
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 up
Q3 4:57 · SA 89-79 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephon Castle turnover
Q4 2:50 · SA 111-107 NO
- Missed FT
Stephon Castle misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · SA 119-115 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 1:47 · SA 56-58 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 8:58 · SA 65-73 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Karlo Matkovic bad pass
Q4 3:24 · SA 109-105 NO
📊The numbers
| SA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 34 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
