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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final/OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spurs | 30 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 120 |
 Pelicans | 27 | 31 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 116 |
SASTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAS | 45-9845.9% | 13-4330.2% | 17-2665.4% | 59 | 25 | 18 |
| NOP | 42-9743.3% | 10-3231.3% | 22-2975.9% | 45 | 24 | 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 Spurs120| 40 | 23 | 8-19 | 6-14 | 1-2 | 0 | +22 | −6.1 | |||||||
| 36 | 7 | 3-8 | 1-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +11 | −3.6 | ||||||
| 34 | 7 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +12 | −0.9 | ||||||
| 33 | 16 | 5-12 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 0 | −6 | −9.7 | |||||||
| 32 | 29 | 13-23 | 0-3 | 0 | 3-4 | −12 | +11.3 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 35 | 14 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | +11 | +8.1 | ||||||
| 26 | 13 | 3-12 | 1-5 | 6-6 | 0 | +5 | −6.0 | |||||||
| 19 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −13 | +0.7 | |||||
| 6 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −0.3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.4 | ||
| Team | 120 | 45-9845.9% | 13-4330.2% | 59 | 25 | 18 | 27 | 17-2665.4% | 20 | 6 | 13 | |||
Bench 38 points on 14 for 31 shooting
Did not play: Riley Minix, David Jones Garcia, Harrison Ingram and Bismack Biyombo (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans116| 46 | 24 | 9-18 | 3-8 | 3-3 | 0 | −2 | +7.1 | |||||||
| 41 | 21 | 8-20 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 0 | −15 | −4.8 | |||||||
| 37 | 27 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 11-16 | 0 | +6 | +6.8 | |||||||
| 28 | 0 | 0-8 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0 | −20 | −11.8 | |||||||
| 28 | 9 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | +0.1 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 35 | 15 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 3-4 | +5 | −1.6 | ||||||||
| 29 | 13 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0 | +7 | −0.1 | |||||||
| 18 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +16 | −1.4 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.9 | |
| Team | 116 | 42-9743.3% | 10-3231.3% | 45 | 24 | 13 | 21 | 22-2975.9% | 16 | 10 | 3 | |||
Bench 35 points on 14 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Trey Alexander, DeAndre Jordan, Bryce McGowens, Micah Peavy and Hunter Dickinson (coach’s decision).
Spurs120Pelicans116ClickTap 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.
Victor Wembanyama had 29 points (26 in the paint) and 11 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the New Orleans Pelicans 120-116 in overtime in the Pelicans’ home opener at Smoothie King Center.
Zion Williamson went 1 for 2 at the line with 12 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 107 for the Pelicans, but the Spurs outscored them 13-9 in overtime.
During clutch time, the Spurs outscored the Pelicans 18-15. Wembanyama scored 4 of the Spurs’ 18 on 2 for 4 shooting. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Williamson had 4 of his 7 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Jeremiah Fears that tied the game and 1 on a basket by Trey Murphy III that put the Pelicans ahead. In that stretch, Murphy had 2 of his 3 steals. With 1:14 left, Williamson stole the ball from Stephon Castle, and Murphy’s tip dunk off it tied the game at 104.
Devin Vassell scored 23 points with 6 3-pointers, and Luke Kornet added 14 points (12 in the paint) and 12 rebounds on 6 for 9 shooting off the bench.
For the Pelicans, Williamson had 27 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals, and Murphy added 24 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals. Jordan Poole scored 21 points. The Pelicans had 3 20-point scorers.
The Spurs shot 45.9% from the field to the Pelicans’ 43.3%. The Pelicans’ starters were outscored 32-16 in 12 minutes together. Wembanyama and Keldon Johnson fouled out for the Spurs, and Derik Queen for the Pelicans.
San Antonio SpursNew Orleans PelicansPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
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.
103 points from the field on 98 shots: 12.1 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 | 31-44 | 70.5% | 67% |
| In the paint | 1-7 | 14.3% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 0-4 | 0.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-12 | 41.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-31 | 25.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 18 | 8 | 3-6 | +1 |
| Derik Queen | 8 | 6 | 3-6 | +3 |
| Trey Murphy III | 8 | 8 | 4-6 | +5 |
| Saddiq Bey | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 7 | 3-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 55 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 24 | 9 | 3-6 | +3 |
| Jordan Poole | 17 | 2 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Herbert Jones | 9 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Saddiq Bey | 8 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 8 | 3-8 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 14 | 5 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Jordan Poole | 9 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Saddiq Bey | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Herbert Jones | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 6 | 1-6 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 17 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.
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = SAS leads
NOP Largest Lead
8
Q4 8:10
SAS Largest Lead
9
Q3 4:23
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
SAS 8-0 run
Q3 10:48 – Q3 9:11
+1 → -7
NOP 11-0 run
Q3 0:32 – Q4 9:58
-6 → +5
SAS 14-0 run
Q4 7:56 – Q4 5:28
+8 → -6
NOP 8-0 run
Q4 2:01 – Q4 0:32
-6 → +2
