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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spurs | 31 | 29 | 34 | 27 | 121 |
 Pelicans | 24 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 117 |
SASTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAS | 45-8950.6% | 11-2740.7% | 20-2580.0% | 44 | 17 | 11 |
| NOP | 39-8446.4% | 14-3638.9% | 25-3278.1% | 41 | 26 | 14 |
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San Antonio Spurs121| 36 | 20 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | −6 | −1.3 | |||||||
| 35 | 32 | 12-20 | 1-4 | 7-8 | +1 | +10.6 | ||||||||
| 24 | 13 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.3 | ||||||
| 24 | 11 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −2.2 | |||||
| 16 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −1.8 | |||||
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| 27 | 12 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 0 | +1 | +2.7 | |||||||
| 24 | 8 | 3-9 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −4.9 | |||||
| 17 | 8 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.8 | |||
| 13 | 6 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0.0 | ||||
| 13 | 6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | +3 | +3.4 | |||||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −4.1 | |||||
| Team | 121 | 45-8950.6% | 11-2740.7% | 44 | 17 | 11 | 23 | 20-2580.0% | 9 | 7 | 4 | |||
Bench 40 points on 14 for 31 shooting
Did not play: Keldon Johnson and Chimezie Metu (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans117| 39 | 14 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 0 | +7 | +7.9 | |||||||
| 35 | 12 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 0 | 3-4 | −6 | −1.5 | |||||||
| 34 | 22 | 6-22 | 2-8 | 8-11 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −7.7 | ||||||
| 23 | 11 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +1.3 | ||||||
| 18 | 22 | 8-11 | 4-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +6.3 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 10 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −1.5 | ||||||
| 22 | 10 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.0 | ||||
| 16 | 9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +1.3 | ||||||
| 14 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −2.8 | |||
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −1.7 | |||
| 5 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −1.1 | ||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +0.2 | ||||
| Team | 117 | 39-8446.4% | 14-3638.9% | 41 | 26 | 14 | 21 | 25-3278.1% | 8 | 6 | 3 | |||
Bench 36 points on 12 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Jahlil Okafor (coach’s decision).
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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.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 32 points and a season-high 14 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs went on an 11-2 run in the fourth quarter to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 121-117.
The Pelicans had gone on an 11-2 run to lead 107-106 when Marco Belinelli’s 3-pointer put the Spurs ahead for good with 5:56 left. They took a 117-109 lead with 3:34 left.
The Pelicans got within 119-117 on Josh Hart’s corner 3-pointer with 1:00 to play, but Aldridge answered with 2 free throws, and the Pelicans got no closer.
During clutch time, the Spurs outscored the Pelicans 8-3. DeMar DeRozan (No. 2 in clutch wins added, 2019-20) scored 4 of the Spurs’ 8 on 2 for 2 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Lonzo Ball had 2 of his 3 steals, one of them leading to Zion Williamson’s 3-pointer that put the Pelicans ahead 107-106, and the Pelicans scored 3 points off them.
DeRozan scored 20 points.
For the Pelicans, Williamson scored 22 points on 8 for 11 shooting in his NBA debut, and Brandon Ingram added 22 points (11 in the third quarter) but shot 6 for 22. Ball had 14 points, 8 rebounds, 12 assists and 3 steals. Williamson scored 17 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter. The Pelicans had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Spurs shot 50.6% from the field and 40.7% from 3 to the Pelicans’ 46.4% and 38.9%. The Spurs were outscored 22-12 in 5 minutes with Belinelli, DeRozan, Mills, Poeltl and White on the floor together.
San Antonio SpursNew Orleans PelicansPS, 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. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
101 points from the field on 88 shots: 12.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-23 | 78.3% | 64% |
| In the paint | 5-19 | 26.3% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 11-20 | 55.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 1-4 | 25.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-23 | 43.5% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Favors | 40 | 17 | 7-12 | +5 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 18 | 6 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Brandon Ingram | 5 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Zion Williamson | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 6 | 3-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 34 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jrue Holiday | 42 | 10 | 5-8 | −4 |
| Josh Hart | 14 | 4 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Lonzo Ball | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Brandon Ingram | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram | 25 | 0 | 0-3 | −5 |
| Lonzo Ball | 13 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Jrue Holiday | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 9 | 3-5 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 13 points on 49 possessions. He usually scores about 10 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.
NOP win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
SAS
50/50
NOP
Highest Leverage Moments
Belinelli 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (White 6 AST)
Q4 5:56
20.6%
58→37
Williamson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Ball 11 AST)
Q4 6:18
19.3%
39→58
Hart 24' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Ball 12 AST)
Q4 1:00
18.5%
8→27
Ball 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Holiday 4 AST)
Q4 1:31
15.0%
6→21
Williamson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Ball 10 AST)
Q4 7:00
13.1%
24→37
