⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 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 no- Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their ten
- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 20-10 off them
- A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up
Q2 11:38 · SA 36-22 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 4:26 · SA 47-30 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Juwan Howard missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 0:23 · SA 49-32 DEN
📊The numbers
| SA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 0 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
