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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 26 | 26 | 30 | 15 | 97 |
 Spurs | 28 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 112 |
NOPTeam statsSAS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 40-9442.6% | 8-2927.6% | 9-1560.0% | 42 | 24 | 14 |
| SAS | 45-9149.5% | 7-2528.0% | 15-2075.0% | 55 | 31 | 13 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
San Antonio Spurs112| 34 | 24 | 9-17 | 1-6 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | +25 | +11.2 | ||||||
| 34 | 24 | 10-12 | 0-0 | 4-9 | +21 | +8.5 | ||||||||
| 34 | 10 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +9 | +3.4 | |||||||
| 30 | 13 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −3.3 | |||||
| 29 | 17 | 5-12 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 0 | +6 | +0.2 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 11 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −4.1 | ||||
| 21 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +5 | −5.6 | ||||||||
| 18 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +1.3 | ||||
| 14 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | +1.9 | |||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.7 | ||
| Team | 112 | 45-9149.5% | 7-2528.0% | 55 | 31 | 13 | 19 | 15-2075.0% | 15 | 11 | 5 | |||
Bench 24 points on 10 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Bryn Forbes and Thaddeus Young (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans97| 39 | 27 | 11-25 | 0-4 | 5-8 | 0 | 0 | +2.6 | |||||||
| 33 | 13 | 6-8 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −21 | +3.0 | ||||||
| 32 | 17 | 7-15 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 0 | −15 | +0.9 | |||||||
| 31 | 8 | 3-11 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −7.5 | |||||
| 24 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −9 | −4.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 15 | 6-16 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | −6.6 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −3.1 | |||
| 16 | 10 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +3.5 | |||||||
| 13 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −4.0 | |||
| 5 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.4 | ||
| Team | 97 | 40-9442.6% | 8-2927.6% | 42 | 24 | 14 | 17 | 9-1560.0% | 11 | 8 | 4 | |||
Bench 30 points on 12 for 31 shooting
Did not play: Naji Marshall, Jaxson Hayes, Gary Clark and Jose Alvarado (coach’s decision).
Spurs112Pelicans97ClickTap 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.
Derrick White scored 24 points (16 in the paint), and the San Antonio Spurs beat the New Orleans Pelicans 112-97.
White’s 12-foot floater put the Spurs ahead for good with 1:55 left in the third quarter.
Early in the fourth quarter, White had 2 of his 4 steals, and the Spurs scored 3 points off them.
Jakob Poeltl had 24 points (20 in the paint) and 12 rebounds on 10 for 12 shooting. White assisted on 6 of Poeltl’s 10 baskets.
For the Pelicans, Brandon Ingram had 27 points and 9 assists.
The Spurs shot 49.5% from the field and 28.0% from 3 to the Pelicans’ 42.6% and 27.6%. The Pelicans gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Spurs missed. The Spurs’ starters outscored the Pelicans 39-29 in 16 minutes 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).
97 points from the field on 91 shots: 1.1 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-34 | 55.9% | 65% |
| In the paint | 14-24 | 58.3% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 5-8 | 62.5% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 4-6 | 66.7% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 3-19 | 15.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 43 | 18 | 8-10 | +9 |
| Willy Hernangomez | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Herbert Jones | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Josh Hart | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 6 | 2-3 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hart | 21 | 11 | 5-8 | +7 |
| Devonte' Graham | 13 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Herbert Jones | 10 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 8 | 2 | 0-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 9 | 4-7 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram | 32 | 12 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Josh Hart | 6 | 2 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Herbert Jones | 5 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 3 | 1-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 14 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
McDermott 27' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Murray 5 AST)
Q2 0:13
13.2%
49→62
Graham 27' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Valanciunas 4 AST)
Q4 9:51
11.0%
82→71
Hart 2' Driving Layup (9 PTS) (Graham 2 AST)
Q3 7:22
9.6%
62→53
White 12' Floating Jump Shot (15 PTS)
Q3 1:55
9.5%
47→56
Johnson 24' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (McDermott 1 AST)
Q3 7:32
9.4%
53→62
