Mon Mar 14, 2005 · 8:30 PM
New Orleans HornetsHornets
101
away
Chemistry
Steady
San Antonio SpursSpurs
105
home
Chemistry
Tense
Box Score
| TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans HornetsHornets | 22 | 22 | 33 | 24 | 101 |
| San Antonio SpursSpurs | 25 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 105 |
After Action Report
In San Antonio, the Spurs survived the Hornets 105-101. The Spurs won despite a cold shooting night — grit beat polish. Spurs' high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim; the Spurs owned the glass, generating extra possessions. The Spurs locker room is humming, and it showed. Survive-and-advance type win.
What tipped it
- Spurs · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
- Spurs · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
- Spurs · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
- Hornets · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.