⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
-3Q125-24
-10Q213-21
+5Q326-16
+7Q432-21
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen
Key battles
29Assists15
10Turnovers16
16Points off turnovers11
11Offensive rebounds8
📊The numbers
| SA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
