⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second 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 Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 39- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 30
- A 18-0 run took them from 3 down to 15 up in the first quarter
- Made eleven threes to their eighteen
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
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 3 down to 15 up
Q1 9:35 · SA 28-13 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 11:33 · SA 40-24 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q4 9:17 · SA 104-88 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 5:31 · SA 49-42 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 11 | Threes made | 18 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 18 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
