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Spurs 90, Pelicans 104 - Nov 20, '15
The Spurs weren't full strength, as Manu Ginobili sat out his second straight and LaMarcus Aldridge tweaked his ankle, costing the Spurs an effective option early on. LMA would return and lead the Spurs in AdjGS, but the Spurs were never able to really find both their offensive rhythm and slow down New Orleans. Some observations:
- The Spurs are still incredibly weak to quick opposing point guards. They don't seem to have anyone capable of stopping players like Ish Smith (17 points and 13 assists)from slicing and dicing their way to layups and assists. I feel anxious ever time the Spurs play a team with that kind of point guard. Popovich even turned to Ray McCallum late in the game in a last-ditch effort to stem the hemorrhaging. Smith promptly tossed Anthony Davis a vicious alley-oop.
- There was a stretch at the end of the 3rd quarter into the early 4th in which the Spurs scored 19 points in just four minutes and cut the lead to just 1. Unfortunately the Spurs struggled to contain the Pelicans during their run, and when the Spurs cooled off the Pelicans continued to get good looks and pulled away for good. A couple of defensive stops during that run could've spelled a different outcome. Missed opportunities.
- The Spurs were hot from deep once more, going 9/17 - one more three in five fewer attempts than their NO counterparts. Seventeen looks is not very many though, and this is even more discouraging because the Spurs clearly benefitted from some good fortune, hitting so many.
- From shorter range, the Spurs were downright awful, going 37.3% as a team from two. That's not going to win you very many games, and as I've said before, it's probably a pretty good sign you didn't play very well offensively.
- The Spurs controlled the ball well, with just 8 turnovers, but they failed to take the ball away to a significant degree, and lost the battle of the boards as their passive play led to a measly 5 offensive rebounds. End result: just 10 combined second chance and fast break points.
- No one had particularly atrocious game, but there just weren't enough solid, efficient contributors for the Spurs to keep pace in this one. Aldridge and Leonard both looked like All Stars, but they were they only meaningful contributors on offense, as Parker was inefficient, Danny struggled and Duncan played just 19 minutes as Popovich presumably rests him for Saturday's matchup against the Grizzlies.
Four Factors (def.)
Spurs | Pelicans | |
Shooting (eFG%) | 46% | 50% |
Ball Handling (TO%) | 9% | 10% |
Off Rebounding (OR%) | 10% | 16% |
Shooting FTs (FT Rate) | 19% | 19% |
Team Stats (Definitions at bottom of post)
Spurs | Pelicans | |
Pace (No. of Possessions) | 96.3 | |
Points Per Possession (PPP) | 0.93 | 1.08 |
Points Per Shot (PPS) | 1.07 | 1.18 |
2-PT FG% | 37.3% | 48.5% |
3-PT FG% | 52.9% | 36.4% |
FT% | 81.3% | 94.1% |
True Shooting % | 49.4% | 54.5% |
Spurs |
Pelicans | |
Offensive Rating | 95.7 | 105.6 |
Defensive Rating | 105.6 | 95.7 |
Net Rating | -9.9 | 9.9 |
Spurs | Pelicans | |
Passes / poss. | 3.2 | 2.9 |
% of FGA uncontested | 41.7% | 46.6% |
Points in the paint | 28 | 46 |
Second chance points | 4 | 6 |
Fast break points | 6 | 7 |
Spurs | Pelicans | |
Assists | 22 | 26 |
Steals | 5 | 3 |
Turnovers | 8 | 9 |
Ball Control Index (BCI) (Assists + Steals) / TO |
3.38 | 3.22 |
Spurs | Pelicans | |
Expected Offensive Rebounds | 12.8 | 11.3 |
Offensive Rebounds | 5 | 7 |
Difference | -7.8 | -4.3 |
Spurs Shot Chart
Pelicans Shot Chart
Players (Definitions at bottom of post, columns sortable)
Spurs
Player
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Min
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AdjGS
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GS/Min
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Line
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Usage%
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Floor%
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OffRtg
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DefRtg
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NetRtg
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LaMarcus Aldridge | 32 | 21.2 | 0.66 | 20 Pts (8-18 FG, 0-1 3PT, 4-4 FT) 11 Reb (3 Off), 2 Ast, 1 Blk, 2 PF | 30% | 51% | 94.6 | 100.4 | -5.7 |
Kawhi Leonard | 37 | 19.4 | 0.53 | 22 Pts (9-20 FG, 3-5 3PT, 1-2 FT) 5 Reb (0 Off), 2 Ast, 1 Blk, 1 Stl, 2 PF | 27% | 45% | 92.7 | 96.2 | -3.5 |
Tony Parker | 32 | 11.6 | 0.37 | 10 Pts (3-10 FG, 4-4 FT) 5 Reb (0 Off), 5 Ast, 1 Stl, 3 PF | 18% | 51% | 114.5 | 100.5 | 13.9 |
Patty Mills | 22 | 10.3 | 0.47 | 11 Pts (4-9 FG, 3-5 3PT ) 1 Reb (0 Off), 3 Ast, 1 Blk, 2 Stl, 3 TO, 1 PF | 26% | 36% | 96.3 | 129.9 | -33.6 |
Boris Diaw | 25 | 8.7 | 0.35 | 5 Pts (2-3 FG, 1-1 3PT ) 4 Reb (1 Off), 4 Ast, 1 TO, 1 PF | 8% | 62% | 104.8 | 121.3 | -16.5 |
Tim Duncan | 19 | 6.3 | 0.33 | 6 Pts (2-6 FG, 2-2 FT) , 2 Ast, 1 Blk, 1 Stl, 2 PF | 17% | 49% | 98.6 | 76.3 | 22.3 |
David West | 11 | 6.3 | 0.57 | 5 Pts (2-2 FG, 1-2 FT) 2 Reb (1 Off), 1 Blk, 2 PF | 12% | 87% | 105.2 | 130.5 | -25.3 |
Danny Green | 33 | 5.2 | 0.16 | 6 Pts (2-8 FG, 2-4 3PT ) 8 Reb (0 Off), 3 Ast, 1 Blk, 2 TO, 1 PF | 15% | 27% | 106.1 | 115.1 | -9.0 |
Kyle Anderson | 7 | 3.4 | 0.46 | 1 Pts (0-1 FG, 1-2 FT) 2 Reb (0 Off), 1 Ast, 2 Blk, | 14% | 42% | 77.6 | 84.6 | -7.0 |
Boban Marjanovic | 3 | 0.4 | 0.13 | 2 Pts (1-1 FG, ) , 1 TO, 1 PF | 40% | 43% | 40.0 | 80.0 | -40.0 |
Jonathon Simmons | 3 | -0.5 | -0.17 | 0 Pts (0-1 FG, ) 1 Reb (0 Off), | 20% | 0% | 40.0 | 80.0 | -40.0 |
Ray McCallum | 7 | -0.6 | -0.10 | 0 Pts (0-1 FG, ) 2 Reb (0 Off), 1 PF | 8% | 0% | 50.0 | 78.7 | -28.7 |
Rasual Butler | 10 | -1.5 | -0.15 | 2 Pts (1-4 FG, 0-1 3PT ) 2 Reb (0 Off), 1 TO, 1 PF | 24% | 17% | 45.0 | 112.7 | -67.7 |
Show Pelicans Players
Spurs Index: 98.1 (def.)
Factor | Value | Score |
Passing (AST%) | 64.7% | 31.3 |
Shooting (eFG%) | 45.8% | 17.1 |
Defensive Rebounding (DReb%) | 84.4% | 22.1 |
Defense (DefRtg) | 105.6 | 19.0 |
Opponent % of FGA Uncontested | 46.6% | 8.8 |
Total | 98.1 |
Pelicans Spurs Index: 104.3 Show Breakdown
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