⏱️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, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q1 2:39 · SA 32-13 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Malik Rose Offensive Foul
Q4 1:19 · SA 85-79 DEN
- Turnover
Malik Rose Foul
Q4 1:19 · SA 85-79 DEN
- Missed FT
Antonio Daniels missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:13 · SA 85-79 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 7:54 · SA 78-69 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
George McCloud Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q1 3:20 · SA 20-11 DEN
- Technical
George McCloud Technical Foul
Q3 8:41 · SA 55-35 DEN
📊The numbers
| SA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
