⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 0:00 · DEN 46-36 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:14 · DEN 74-68 SA
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:14 · DEN 74-68 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 29% | Shooting from the field | 27% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 81 | Rebounds | 72 |
| 26 | Offensive rebounds | 23 |
| 17 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 16 |
