⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 24 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 36 from three
- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 33
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their nine
- Beaten inside, 62 points in the paint to 84
A 13-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 9 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.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 9
Q2 0:29 · NO 68-77 SA
- Go-ahead
Trey Murphy III hit a 25-foot three jumper, Saddiq Bey with the assist
Q4 0:59 · NO 130-129 SA
- Go-ahead
Derik Queen hit a driving layup
Q4 0:30 · NO 132-131 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
James Borrego technical foul
Q2 9:06 · NO 29-45 SA
- Flagrant
Jose Alvarado flagrant foul type 1
Q4 8:55 · NO 109-110 SA
- Turnover
Derik Queen bad pass
Q4 2:29 · NO 123-127 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 8:55 · NO 109-115 SA
- Go-ahead
De'Aaron Fox hit a 18-foot two point shot, Julian Champagnie with the assist
Q4 0:40 · NO 130-131 SA
- Winner
Dylan Harper hit a driving layup
Q4 0:09 · NO 132-133 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kelly Olynyk misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 5:00 · NO 117-123 SA
- Missed FT
Dylan Harper misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:38 · NO 117-125 SA
- Turnover
Dylan Harper bad pass
Q4 1:44 · NO 125-129 SA
📊The numbers
| NO | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 17 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 35 | Assists | 29 |
| 84 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
