⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 19 rebounds to 4
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 1:00 · DEN 28-26 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 0:06 · DEN 53-54 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 0:26 · DEN 86-73 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q3 7:58 · DEN 59-62 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Bruce Bowen technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:58 · DEN 59-62 SA
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 1 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
