⏱️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 higher 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 better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 10:45 · DEN 35-32 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 7:35 · DEN 97-93 SA
- Go-ahead
Carmelo Anthony made 15 ft two point shot. Assisted by Earl Boykins.
Q4 0:46 · DEN 105-104 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Camby Bad Pass
Q4 3:44 · DEN 97-96 SA
- Turnover
Andre Miller Offensive Foul. His 6th Personal Foul.
OT 4:41 · DEN 107-106 SA
- Turnover
Andre Miller Turnover
OT 4:41 · DEN 107-106 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 5:20 · DEN 41-49 SA
- Go-ahead
Tony Parker made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Manu Ginobili.
Q4 0:27 · DEN 105-106 SA
- Winner
Tim Duncan made 4 ft two point shot. Assisted by Tony Parker.
OT 4:28 · DEN 107-108 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan Offensive Foul. His 6th Personal Foul.
OT 4:41 · DEN 107-106 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan Turnover
OT 4:41 · DEN 107-106 SA
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 1:14 · DEN 111-118 SA
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 1 | Threes made | 7 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 38 | Free throws made | 39 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
