Pelicans 97-90 Spurs (27 Dec, 2014) Play-by-Play

San Antonio Spurs

18-13, 9-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SA	24	20	20	26	90
NO	20	28	22	27	97

New Orleans Pelicans

15-14, 9-4 home

Anthony Davis misses 15-foot jumper
Luke Babbitt misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday misses 16-foot jumper
Tim Duncan blocks Omer Asik's layup
Jrue Holiday makes layup (Tyreke Evans assists)
Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
Danny Green blocks Tyreke Evans's layup
Jrue Holiday misses jumper
Omer Asik makes layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
Anthony Davis makes driving layup (Omer Asik assists)
Jrue Holiday misses 23-foot jumper
Anthony Davis misses 9-foot hook shot
Dante Cunningham makes layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
Anthony Davis misses 17-foot jumper
Ryan Anderson makes layup (Anthony Davis assists)
Ryan Anderson makes 4-foot jumper
Austin Rivers misses 18-foot jumper
Austin Rivers misses 6-foot jumper
Ryan Anderson misses
Alexis Ajinca makes 2-foot two point shot
John Salmons makes jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
Ryan Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alexis Ajinca misses layup
Austin Rivers makes 4-foot two point shot
Ryan Anderson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
Ryan Anderson misses 17-foot jumper
Cory Joseph blocks Austin Rivers 's 3-foot shot
Jrue Holiday misses 5-foot jumper
John Salmons misses three point jumper
Anthony Davis makes two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
Jrue Holiday misses layup
Jrue Holiday makes three point jumper (Ryan Anderson assists)
Tyreke Evans misses 20-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans makes layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
Jrue Holiday makes driving layup
Jrue Holiday makes 16-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis makes driving layup
Anthony Davis misses layup
Luke Babbitt misses jumper
Tim Duncan blocks Ryan Anderson's layup
Tyreke Evans misses 30-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis misses jumper
Tyreke Evans makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)
Tyreke Evans misses layup
Anthony Davis misses 14-foot jumper
Jrue Holiday makes driving layup (Tyreke Evans assists)
Anthony Davis misses 20-foot jumper
Jrue Holiday misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis makes 18-foot jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Anthony Davis makes 17-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Jrue Holiday misses 18-foot jumper
Omer Asik misses tip shot
Anthony Davis makes 19-foot jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Austin Rivers makes two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
Tyreke Evans misses layup
Austin Rivers misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday misses 17-foot jumper
Anthony Davis misses 14-foot jumper
Anthony Davis makes driving layup
Ryan Anderson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
Ryan Anderson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Austin Rivers misses jumper
Austin Rivers makes driving layup (Ryan Anderson assists)
John Salmons misses 27-foot Regular Jump Shot
Anthony Davis misses tip shot
Ryan Anderson makes two point shot (John Salmons assists)
Alexis Ajinca makes 6-foot two point shot (Austin Rivers assists)
Alexis Ajinca misses jumper
Austin Rivers makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alexis Ajinca assists)
Ryan Anderson misses 14-foot jumper
Austin Rivers misses 4-foot jumper
Ryan Anderson makes 17-foot jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
Austin Rivers misses 26-foot three point jumper
Austin Rivers makes layup
Anthony Davis makes dunk (Tyreke Evans assists)
John Salmons makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Ryan Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyreke Evans misses 17-foot jumper
Austin Rivers misses 12-foot jumper
Anthony Davis misses 15-foot jumper
Ryan Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday makes driving layup
Anthony Davis misses 11-foot jumper
Ryan Anderson makes dunk (Anthony Davis assists)
Cory Joseph makes 21-foot jumper (Tim Duncan assists)
Tim Duncan misses 18-foot jumper
Tiago Splitter misses hook shot
Tim Duncan makes layup (Kyle Anderson assists)
Tim Duncan makes layup (Danny Green assists)
Jrue Holiday blocks Kyle Anderson 's 2-foot layup
Tim Duncan makes two point shot
Kyle Anderson misses 5-foot jumper
Tim Duncan makes two point shot
Tim Duncan makes 15-foot jumper (Cory Joseph assists)
Tim Duncan misses 17-foot jumper
Manu Ginobili makes 25-foot three point jumper (Danny Green assists)
Manu Ginobili misses 26-foot three point jumper
Boris Diaw misses layup
Aron Baynes misses tip shot
Anthony Davis blocks Manu Ginobili's layup
Boris Diaw makes two point shot
Cory Joseph makes driving layup (Manu Ginobili assists)
Aron Baynes makes layup (Manu Ginobili assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 18-foot jumper (Cory Joseph assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 7-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 20-foot jumper
Aron Baynes makes layup (Cory Joseph assists)
Danny Green misses three point jumper
Cory Joseph makes two point shot
Marco Belinelli misses layup
Cory Joseph makes two point shot
Austin Daye misses 21-foot jumper
Danny Green misses 4-foot jumper
Tim Duncan misses 13-foot jumper
Manu Ginobili makes driving layup
Manu Ginobili makes driving layup
Danny Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Manu Ginobili assists)
Danny Green misses 22-foot jumper
Danny Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Manu Ginobili misses 26-foot three point jumper
Cory Joseph makes driving layup (Boris Diaw assists)
Danny Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Tim Duncan makes layup (Tiago Splitter assists)
Danny Green misses layup
Cory Joseph makes 16-foot jumper
Tim Duncan makes layup (Tiago Splitter assists)
Kyle Anderson misses 18-foot jumper
Danny Green misses 18-foot jumper
Anthony Davis blocks Cory Joseph 's 4-foot jumper
Cory Joseph makes jumper (Tim Duncan assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 21-foot jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 21-foot jumper
Jrue Holiday blocks Boris Diaw's layup
Tim Duncan misses 5-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes layup (Manu Ginobili assists)
Anthony Davis blocks Manu Ginobili's layup
Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis blocks Boris Diaw 's 2-foot layup
Anthony Davis blocks Tim Duncan's layup
Boris Diaw makes layup (Danny Green assists)
Aron Baynes misses 5-foot hook shot
Danny Green makes 11-foot jumper (Cory Joseph assists)
Boris Diaw makes 9-foot two point shot
Boris Diaw makes 7-foot two point shot
Danny Green misses jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 6-foot jump bank shot
Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli makes layup (Manu Ginobili assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 12-foot jumper (Tim Duncan assists)
Tim Duncan misses layup
Boris Diaw makes layup (Cory Joseph assists)
Manu Ginobili misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tim Duncan makes dunk (Marco Belinelli assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper
Manu Ginobili makes driving layup
Cory Joseph makes three point jumper (Danny Green assists)
Manu Ginobili makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tim Duncan assists)
Kyle Anderson misses jumper

SPURS

PELICANS

TIME		SA	NO
12:00	Tim Duncan vs. Anthony Davis (Cory Joseph gains possession)	0	0
11:49	Omer Asik personal foul (Tim Duncan draws the foul)	0	0
11:37	Cory Joseph makes 21-foot jumper (Tim Duncan assists)	2	0
11:21	Anthony Davis misses 15-foot jumper	2	0
11:18	Kyle Anderson defensive rebound	2	0
11:11	Tim Duncan bad pass (Anthony Davis steals)	2	0
10:59	Luke Babbitt misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:56	Tiago Splitter defensive rebound	2	0
10:38	Tim Duncan misses 18-foot jumper	2	0
10:37	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	2	0
10:30	Jrue Holiday misses 16-foot jumper	2	0
10:29	Tim Duncan defensive rebound	2	0
10:15	Tiago Splitter misses hook shot	2	0
10:14	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	2	0
10:00	Tim Duncan blocks Omer Asik's layup	2	0
9:59	Kyle Anderson defensive rebound	2	0
9:52	Tim Duncan makes layup (Kyle Anderson assists)	4	0
9:26	Jrue Holiday makes layup (Tyreke Evans assists)	4	2
9:08	Tim Duncan makes layup (Danny Green assists)	6	2
8:57	Anthony Davis lost ball turnover (Tim Duncan steals)	6	2
8:52	Jrue Holiday blocks Kyle Anderson 's 2-foot layup	6	2
8:49	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	6	2
8:44	Tyreke Evans makes driving layup	6	4
8:25	Tim Duncan makes two point shot	8	4
8:14	Jrue Holiday bad pass	8	4
7:50	Kyle Anderson misses 5-foot jumper	8	4
7:48	Omer Asik defensive rebound	8	4
7:41	Danny Green blocks Tyreke Evans's layup	8	4
7:39	Danny Green defensive rebound	8	4
7:39	Kyle Anderson traveling	8	4
7:26	Jrue Holiday misses jumper	8	4
7:26	Kyle Anderson defensive rebound	8	4
7:16	Tim Duncan bad pass	8	4
7:16	Marco Belinelli enters the game for Kyle Anderson	8	4
7:05	Omer Asik makes layup (Jrue Holiday assists)	8	6
6:50	Tim Duncan makes two point shot	10	6
6:31	Anthony Davis makes driving layup (Omer Asik assists)	10	8
6:31	Spurs Full timeout	10	8
6:07	Tim Duncan makes 15-foot jumper (Cory Joseph assists)	12	8
5:52	Tiago Splitter shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul)	12	8
5:52	Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	12	9
5:52	Manu Ginobili enters the game for Cory Joseph	12	9
5:52	Boris Diaw enters the game for Tiago Splitter	12	9
5:52	Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	12	10
5:31	Tim Duncan misses 17-foot jumper	12	10
5:30	Omer Asik defensive rebound	12	10
5:26	Marco Belinelli shooting foul (Tyreke Evans draws the foul)	12	10
5:26	Tyreke Evans makes free throw 1 of 2	12	11
5:26	Aron Baynes enters the game for Tim Duncan	12	11
5:26	Austin Rivers enters the game for Luke Babbitt	12	11
5:26	Tyreke Evans makes free throw 2 of 2	12	12
5:11	Manu Ginobili makes 25-foot three point jumper (Danny Green assists)	15	12
4:48	Jrue Holiday misses 23-foot jumper	15	12
4:46	Boris Diaw defensive rebound	15	12
4:35	Omer Asik personal foul (Boris Diaw draws the foul)	15	12
4:35	Ryan Anderson enters the game for Omer Asik	15	12
4:33	Manu Ginobili lost ball turnover (Jrue Holiday steals)	15	12
4:18	Anthony Davis misses 9-foot hook shot	15	12
4:16	Danny Green defensive rebound	15	12
4:03	Jrue Holiday personal foul (Manu Ginobili draws the foul)	15	12
3:48	Manu Ginobili misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	12
3:47	Tyreke Evans defensive rebound	15	12
3:39	Tyreke Evans out of bounds lost ball turnover	15	12
3:39	Dante Cunningham enters the game for Tyreke Evans	15	12
3:24	Boris Diaw misses layup	15	12
3:21	Aron Baynes offensive rebound	15	12
3:21	Aron Baynes misses tip shot	15	12
3:18	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	15	12
3:15	Aron Baynes shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul)	15	12
3:15	Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	15	13
3:15	Cory Joseph enters the game for Danny Green	15	13
3:15	Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	15	14
3:03	Anthony Davis blocks Manu Ginobili's layup	15	14
3:02	Dante Cunningham defensive rebound	15	14
2:55	Dante Cunningham makes layup (Jrue Holiday assists)	15	16
2:34	Boris Diaw makes two point shot	17	16
2:17	Anthony Davis misses 17-foot jumper	17	16
2:16	Marco Belinelli defensive rebound	17	16
2:02	Cory Joseph makes driving layup (Manu Ginobili assists)	19	16
2:02	Pelicans Full timeout	19	16
1:44	Ryan Anderson makes layup (Anthony Davis assists)	19	18
1:22	Cory Joseph lost ball turnover (Jrue Holiday steals)	19	18
1:07	Ryan Anderson makes 4-foot jumper	19	20
54.0	Aron Baynes makes layup (Manu Ginobili assists)	21	20
54.0	Jrue Holiday shooting foul (Aron Baynes draws the foul)	22	20
54.0	Alexis Ajinca enters the game for Jrue Holiday	21	20
54.0	John Salmons enters the game for Anthony Davis	21	20
54.0	Aron Baynes makes free throw 1 of 1	22	20
34.0	Austin Rivers misses 18-foot jumper	22	20
32.0	Boris Diaw defensive rebound	22	20
21.0	Alexis Ajinca shooting foul (Aron Baynes draws the foul)	22	20
21.0	Aron Baynes makes free throw 1 of 2	23	20
21.0	Aron Baynes makes free throw 2 of 2	24	20
0.0	Austin Rivers misses 6-foot jumper	24	20
0.0	Aron Baynes defensive rebound	24	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	20

Regular Season Series

NO leads 2-0

Pelicans
100
Spurs
99

Game 1

9/11

Spurs
90
Pelicans
97

Game 2

27/12

Pelicans
93
Spurs
95

Game 3

1/1

Spurs
103
Pelicans
108

Game 4

16/4

Smoothie King Center

1:00 AM, 27 December 2014

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 18,376

Referees:
Derrick Collins
Ed Malloy
Eli Roe

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Dallas	50	32	.610	-	L2
New Orleans	49	33	.598	1	L1
Houston	41	41	.500	9	W2
Memphis	27	55	.329	23	L5
San Antonio	22	60	.268	28	W2

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