⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 27- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 9
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:51 · DEN 13-4 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Miller turnover
Q4 3:28 · DEN 93-87 SA
- Missed FT
Marcus Camby misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:40 · DEN 95-87 SA
- Turnover
Marcus Camby bad pass
Q4 1:32 · DEN 98-90 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q3 7:22 · DEN 63-62 SA
- Steal
Robert Horry stole it from Marcus Camby
Q4 1:32 · DEN 98-90 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Robert Horry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:39 · DEN 71-71 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker bad pass
Q4 4:39 · DEN 91-86 SA
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:45 · DEN 93-87 SA
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
