⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 46- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 32
- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 32
A 16-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 3 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:08 · SA 8-2 NO
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 3
Q3 2:32 · SA 79-82 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:40 · SA 93-96 NO
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:02 · SA 93-98 NO
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:02 · SA 93-98 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- Winner
Trey Murphy III hit a 23-foot three step back jumper, Saddiq Bey with the assist
Q4 2:54 · SA 93-96 NO
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q4 4:19 · SA 93-102 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trey Murphy III misses technical free throw
Q3 12:00 · SA 47-56 NO
- Technical
Trey Murphy III technical foul
Q4 6:27 · SA 85-87 NO
- Turnover
Yves Missi double dribble turnover
Q4 3:40 · SA 93-91 NO
📊The numbers
| SA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
