⏱️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
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 35
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
- Steal
Carmelo Anthony stole it from Antonio McDyess
Q4 0:08 · DEN 110-111 SA
- Go-ahead
Carmelo Anthony hit a layup
Q4 0:07 · DEN 112-111 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Harrington misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · DEN 108-109 SA
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony offensive foul (Manu Ginobili draws the foul)
Q4 0:00 · DEN 112-113 SA
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
Q4 0:00 · DEN 112-113 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 2:14 · DEN 82-85 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 10:21 · DEN 88-95 SA
- Winner
Manu Ginobili hit a 6-foot two point shot, Tim Duncan with the assist
Q4 0:04 · DEN 112-113 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
George Hill offensive foul (J.R. Smith draws the foul)
Q4 1:00 · DEN 107-109 SA
- Turnover
George Hill turnover
Q4 1:00 · DEN 107-109 SA
- Turnover
Antonio McDyess bad pass
Q4 0:08 · DEN 110-111 SA
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
