⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 5 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, 37 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
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 3 down to 5 up
Q1 4:16 · DEN 24-19 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 0:36 · DEN 39-25 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 8:47 · DEN 89-78 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
10 second
Q4 2:31 · DEN 98-91 SA
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:42 · DEN 99-94 SA
- Turnover
Anthony Carter bad pass
Q4 1:01 · DEN 101-94 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 9:30 · DEN 39-33 SA
- Steal
Fabricio Oberto stole it from Anthony Carter
Q4 1:01 · DEN 101-94 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Malik Hairston misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:39 · DEN 98-91 SA
- Turnover
Ime Udoka lost ball
Q4 2:15 · DEN 98-91 SA
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 11 | Blocks | 6 |
