⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 21- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 14-6 off them
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 49
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 8:56 · SA 37-30 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 10:37 · SA 79-70 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasho Nesterovic Technical Foul. His 3rd Technical Foul.
Q2 4:56 · SA 37-32 DEN
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 2:29 · SA 87-82 DEN
- Turnover
Brent Barry Bad Pass
Q4 0:17 · SA 87-88 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 5:37 · SA 14-18 DEN
- Winner
Eduardo Najera made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:30 · SA 87-88 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 2:59 · SA 87-90 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony Lost Ball. Stolen by Devin Brown.
Q4 4:56 · SA 83-78 DEN
- Missed FT
Andre Miller missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:14 · SA 87-87 DEN
- Missed FT
Eduardo Najera missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:30 · SA 87-87 DEN
📊The numbers
| SA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
