⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
-2Q126-30
+17Q235-17
-6Q324-28
-4Q426-31
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 36- A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the second quarter
- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 23
Key battles
8Fast break points23
14Offensive rebounds6
51Rebounds36
5Steals7
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q2 3:07 · CHA 59-45 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 30 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
