⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 4:54 · SA 77-75 DEN
- Lead
Tony Parker hit a layup
Q4 2:35 · SA 100-98 DEN
- Winner
Tim Duncan hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:31 · SA 101-100 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bruce Bowen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · SA 107-100 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 6:50 · SA 40-42 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 11:25 · SA 86-88 DEN
- Ties it
Kenyon Martin hit a 3-foot jumper, J.R. Smith with the assist
Q4 2:17 · SA 100-100 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Camby technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:13 · SA 65-72 DEN
- Turnover
Allen Iverson offensive foul (Tony Parker draws the foul)
Q4 4:00 · SA 96-96 DEN
- Turnover
Allen Iverson turnover
Q4 4:00 · SA 96-96 DEN
📊The numbers
| SA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
