⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 20
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenyon Martin Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 5:24 · DEN 32-41 SA
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:26 · DEN 73-78 SA
- Flagrant
Carmelo Anthony Flagrant Foul Type 2. His 3rd Personal Foul.
Q4 0:22 · DEN 78-83 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 3:19 · DEN 19-22 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 6:48 · DEN 65-75 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili missed Free Throw.
Q4 0:22 · DEN 78-84 SA
- Turnover
Brent Barry Bad Pass. Stolen by Andre Miller.
Q4 0:18 · DEN 78-84 SA
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
