⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 28
A 13-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 6 in the second quarter
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
T.J. Ford lost ball
Q4 2:28 · SA 112-105 DEN
- Turnover
Tony Parker lost ball
Q4 2:05 · SA 112-107 DEN
- Turnover
Tony Parker bad pass
Q4 0:09 · SA 119-113 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 6
Q2 5:31 · SA 57-51 DEN
- Steal
Andre Miller stole it from T.J. Ford
Q4 2:28 · SA 112-105 DEN
- Steal
Danilo Gallinari stole it from Tony Parker
Q4 2:05 · SA 112-107 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Harrington misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:39 · SA 110-104 DEN
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo turnover
Q4 3:10 · SA 110-105 DEN
- Missed FT
Danilo Gallinari misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · SA 121-117 DEN
📊The numbers
| SA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
