⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 5:00 · DEN 28-33 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q4 6:54 · DEN 67-75 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rodney White Out of Bounds
Q4 0:20 · DEN 74-82 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 9:19 · DEN 19-33 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q3 2:44 · DEN 51-70 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:22 · DEN 74-82 SA
- Missed FT
Steve Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:22 · DEN 74-82 SA
- Missed FT
Malik Rose missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:15 · DEN 74-82 SA
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 1 | Threes made | 6 |
| 8% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
