⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
-1Q125-27
-6Q213-23
-1Q324-27
-6Q418-24
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their sixteen- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
Key battles
8Free throws made25
2Threes made6
16Offensive rebounds9
4Blocks7
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 33 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
