⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Spurs 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- Ties it
Juwan Howard made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Lorinza Harrington.
Q4 2:18 · DEN 77-77 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 4:13 · DEN 79-77 SA
- Winner
Lorinza Harrington made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Juwan Howard.
Q4 0:51 · DEN 81-79 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Donnell Harvey Double Technical Foul. Bruce Bowen gains possession.
Q2 10:26 · DEN 23-21 SA
- Missed FT
James Posey missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 11:08 · DEN 59-63 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- Ties it
Tim Duncan made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:10 · DEN 79-79 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Jackson Technical Foul
Q3 1:08 · DEN 52-59 SA
- Technical
Tim Duncan Technical Foul
Q4 11:08 · DEN 59-63 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan Lost Ball. Stolen by Lorinza Harrington.
Q4 0:07 · DEN 83-79 SA
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
