⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 27
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 1:21 · DEN 27-15 SA
- Steal
Anthony Carter stole it from Tim Duncan
Q4 1:00 · DEN 76-77 SA
- Winner
Kenyon Martin hit a layup, Anthony Carter with the assist
Q4 0:45 · DEN 78-77 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Eduardo Najera technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:22 · DEN 63-60 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q2 6:11 · DEN 34-32 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 7:41 · DEN 54-53 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:55 · DEN 71-73 SA
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:55 · DEN 71-73 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan lost ball
Q4 1:00 · DEN 76-77 SA
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 13 | Blocks | 3 |
