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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 24 | 27 | 36 | 34 | 121 |
 Spurs | 29 | 31 | 35 | 21 | 116 |
NOPTeam statsSAS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 50-9950.5% | 9-2634.6% | 12-1580.0% | 43 | 26 | 12 |
| SAS | 48-9948.5% | 9-2634.6% | 11-1478.6% | 47 | 23 | 11 |
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New Orleans Pelicans121| 38 | 17 | 7-15 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −1.2 | ||||||
| 37 | 26 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 0 | +5 | +5.4 | |||||||
| 36 | 25 | 11-18 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +2.4 | ||||||
| 32 | 13 | 6-14 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +5.7 | |||||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.8 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 11 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +1.4 | |||||
| 22 | 10 | 5-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +11 | +1.7 | |||||||
| 20 | 13 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +0.4 | ||||||
| 12 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | +0.8 | |||||||
| 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.1 | ||
| Team | 121 | 50-9950.5% | 9-2634.6% | 43 | 26 | 12 | 17 | 12-1580.0% | 12 | 7 | 3 | |||
Bench 40 points on 17 for 32 shooting
Did not play: DeAndre Liggins (coach’s decision).
San Antonio Spurs116| 37 | 11 | 4-10 | 1-6 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.6 | |||||
| 31 | 18 | 8-15 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | +7 | +3.4 | |||||||
| 28 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | −7 | +0.6 | |||||||
| 17 | 7 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 1-3 | −2 | +4.4 | |||||||
| 13 | 8 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +0.5 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.9 | ||||
| 24 | 19 | 7-15 | 2-6 | 3-4 | +4 | +5.9 | ||||||||
| 20 | 17 | 7-13 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | −15 | −0.4 | |||||||
| 19 | 14 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | −13 | +5.9 | |||||||
| 17 | 10 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +0.5 | |||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −2.3 | |||
| Team | 116 | 48-9948.5% | 9-2634.6% | 47 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 11-1478.6% | 13 | 7 | 9 | |||
Bench 68 points on 28 for 57 shooting
Did not play: Brandon Paul and Derrick White (coach’s decision).
Pelicans121Spurs116ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Anthony Davis had 26 points (16 in the paint) and 15 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans rallied from 15 points down in the third quarter to beat the San Antonio Spurs 121-116 for their seventh straight win.
The Pelicans trailed 84-69 with 4:55 left in the third quarter. They outscored the Spurs 52-32 the rest of the way.
The Spurs had the ball down 1 with 29 seconds left, but Darius Miller stole the ball from Patty Mills. A basket would have put the Spurs ahead.
Davis’ 2 free throws with 3.4 seconds left made it 121-116 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Pelicans outscored the Spurs 15-5. Davis (No. 6 in clutch points, 2017-18) scored 6 of the Pelicans’ 15 on 1 for 3 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line.
Jrue Holiday scored 25 points on 11 for 18 shooting, and Rajon Rondo added 13 points (10 in the paint), 8 rebounds and 12 assists. The Pelicans had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Spurs, Rudy Gay had 19 points and 3 blocks off the bench.
The Pelicans shot 50.5% from the field to the Spurs’ 48.5%. The Spurs outscored the Pelicans 68-40 off the bench.
New Orleans PelicansSan Antonio SpursPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Pelicans’ chance bottomed out at 8.4% (3rd quarter, 4:00 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
109 points from the field on 99 shots: 3.0 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 24-41 | 58.5% | 63% |
| In the paint | 10-16 | 62.5% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 7-16 | 43.8% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-8 | 25.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-18 | 38.9% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaMarcus Aldridge | 22 | 4 | 2-6 | −3 |
| Rudy Gay | 17 | 2 | 1-3 | −4 |
| Joffrey Lauvergne | 10 | 6 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Kyle Anderson | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 8 | 3-6 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 81 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Green | 18 | 2 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Patty Mills | 13 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Kyle Anderson | 12 | 3 | 1-5 | 0 |
| Dejounte Murray | 12 | 8 | 4-5 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 14 | 6-8 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patty Mills | 30 | 3 | 1-5 | −3 |
| Tony Parker | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Danny Green | 8 | 4 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Dejounte Murray | 8 | 4 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
SAS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NOP
50/50
SAS
Highest Leverage Moments
Murray 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Bertans 3 AST)
Q4 1:31
35.4%
37→73
Moore 25' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Clark 4 AST)
Q4 1:12
35.4%
73→37
Davis 1' Alley Oop Dunk (22 PTS) (Holiday 3 AST)
Q4 1:53
24.9%
62→37
Holiday 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (25 PTS)
Q4 2:21
14.9%
77→62
Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
Q4 0:21
11.7%
32→21
