⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
+9Q134-19
-2Q227-24
+13Q324-12
+3Q424-19
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 31
Key battles
17Free throws made7
10Blocks4
14Fast break points7
59%Shooting from the field37%
📊The numbers
| SA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Steals | 11 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
