⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two
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
- Steal
Nene Hilario stole it from Manu Ginobili
Q4 0:42 · DEN 87-90 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Blake bad pass
Q4 3:01 · DEN 85-85 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- Winner
Bruce Bowen hit a dunk, Manu Ginobili with the assist
Q4 2:58 · DEN 85-87 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:15 · DEN 85-87 SA
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
Q4 0:42 · DEN 87-90 SA
- Missed FT
Michael Finley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · DEN 89-93 SA
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 2 | Threes made | 8 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
