⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Spurs 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Matt Bonner bad pass
Q4 3:49 · SA 93-96 DEN
- Turnover
Tony Parker lost ball
Q4 3:03 · SA 95-97 DEN
- Turnover
Tony Parker lost ball
Q4 0:23 · SA 99-104 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q3 1:36 · SA 76-82 DEN
- Steal
Chauncey Billups stole it from Tony Parker
Q4 0:23 · SA 99-104 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:14 · SA 95-97 DEN
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups bad pass
Q4 0:36 · SA 99-103 DEN
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · SA 99-103 DEN
📊The numbers
| SA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 13 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 9 |
