⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
+6Q127-26
-2Q218-23
+3Q327-22
-10Q421-31
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 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, 35 free throws to their five- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their eleven
Key battles
4Free throws made27
17Points off turnovers8
20Offensive rebounds11
9Steals5
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 4 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 9 |
