⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 31- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 31
- A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18 in the fourth quarter
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
J.R. Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:56 · DEN 63-71 SA
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:48 · DEN 67-84 SA
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 6:48 · DEN 67-84 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q4 10:33 · DEN 63-81 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses technical free throw
Q4 6:48 · DEN 67-85 SA
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
