⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 24-8 off them- Could not get to the line, 29 free throws to their 44
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 49
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 7:01 · DEN 34-31 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony offensive foul (Manu Ginobili draws the foul)
Q4 4:50 · DEN 78-84 SA
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
Q4 4:50 · DEN 78-84 SA
- Turnover
Andre Miller bad pass
Q4 2:16 · DEN 84-92 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 2:44 · DEN 59-69 SA
- Steal
Manu Ginobili stole it from Andre Miller
Q4 2:16 · DEN 84-92 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
Q4 3:54 · DEN 80-87 SA
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses technical free throw
Q4 1:27 · DEN 86-94 SA
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
