⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
+14Q121-3
+2Q225-19
+6Q327-18
-1Q426-28
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their one- Looked after the ball, nineteen turnovers to their 27, and outscored them 35-15 off them
Key battles
10Threes made1
42%Three-point accuracy17%
35Points off turnovers15
9Blocks4
📊The numbers
| SA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 10 | Threes made | 1 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 35 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 27 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
