⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 5:43 · SA 16-17 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 2:50 · SA 25-19 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:35 · SA 89-85 DEN
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:57 · SA 97-91 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Earl Boykins missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 11:08 · SA 69-74 DEN
📊The numbers
| SA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 0 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
