⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the first 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 18
Q3 4:43 · DEN 68-86 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q3 0:55 · DEN 76-92 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q1 5:20 · DEN 7-26 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 29 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
