⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 23 from three- Ran them off the floor, 32 fast break points to 13
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 took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 9:14 · SA 34-32 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nazr Mohammed misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:39 · SA 74-79 DEN
- Turnover
Tim Duncan bad pass
Q4 3:58 · SA 75-79 DEN
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:02 · SA 83-87 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 4:16 · SA 14-18 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Earl Boykins misses technical free throw
Q1 1:42 · SA 16-18 DEN
- Turnover
Andre Miller lost ball
Q4 4:16 · SA 75-79 DEN
📊The numbers
| SA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 32 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
