⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
+2Q127-18
-4Q222-24
-4Q320-24
+15Q437-21
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 32- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their six
Key battles
3Steals9
13Turnovers6
16Offensive rebounds8
53%Three-point accuracy33%
📊The numbers
| SA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
