⏱️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, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16 in the second 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16
Q2 8:42 · SA 50-34 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 5:29 · SA 83-70 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 10:47 · SA 32-32 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 7:37 · SA 108-103 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 15 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Assists | 27 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
