⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
+4Q127-20
-2Q228-24
+6Q330-20
-7Q426-31
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- They went cold, four of 21 from three
- Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their fourteen
Key battles
55%Three-point accuracy19%
11Threes made4
13Blocks6
7Steals13
📊The numbers
| SA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 4 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 34 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 13 | Blocks | 6 |
