⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 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, 30 free throws to their nineteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 3:28 · SA 48-39 DEN
- Lead
Bruce Bowen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:16 · SA 84-83 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili Lost Ball. Stolen by Kenyon Martin.
Q4 3:55 · SA 82-83 DEN
- Missed FT
Bruce Bowen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:16 · SA 83-83 DEN
- Turnover
Nazr Mohammed Lost Ball. Stolen by Kenyon Martin.
Q4 1:09 · SA 84-86 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 7:54 · SA 33-34 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 0:12 · SA 52-54 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 1:55 · SA 84-93 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marcus Camby missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:17 · SA 84-86 DEN
- Turnover
Marcus Camby Lost Ball. Stolen by Manu Ginobili.
Q4 0:35 · SA 84-88 DEN
- Missed FT
Andre Miller missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:28 · SA 84-89 DEN
📊The numbers
| SA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
