⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 23 from three- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 7
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 6:18 · DEN 19-9 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q2 1:27 · DEN 50-40 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 6:15 · DEN 62-58 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 67% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 11 | Blocks | 10 |
