⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their ten
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q2 5:33 · SA 36-32 DEN
- Steal
Tim Duncan stole it from Marcus Camby
Q4 0:00 · SA 89-95 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan jump ball violation
Q4 4:31 · SA 77-83 DEN
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:47 · SA 79-87 DEN
- Turnover
Tony Parker bad pass
Q4 0:02 · SA 89-95 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 7:41 · SA 24-32 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q4 6:18 · SA 77-87 DEN
- Steal
Marcus Camby stole it from Tony Parker
Q4 0:02 · SA 89-95 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Camby traveling
Q4 2:30 · SA 80-87 DEN
- Turnover
10 second
Q4 0:48 · SA 85-91 DEN
- Turnover
Marcus Camby bad pass
Q4 0:00 · SA 89-95 DEN
📊The numbers
| SA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
