⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first 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, 11 points worse 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, 39 free throws to their 26- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 2
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q2 6:01 · DEN 52-55 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q4 8:51 · DEN 102-98 SA
- Winner
Wilson Chandler hit a 14-foot jumper
Q4 0:29 · DEN 114-112 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · DEN 115-112 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 10:45 · DEN 3-13 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 4:47 · DEN 14-25 SA
- Ties it
Gary Neal hit a layup
Q4 1:32 · DEN 112-112 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antonio McDyess misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:03 · DEN 110-107 SA
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
